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‘Type of birth affects time and day’

19 June 2018 A new study has found that the time and day that women give birth can vary significantly, depending on how labour starts and the mode of giving birth.

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• • Reproductive Choices
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‘Reproductive choice can bolster economic and social development’

18 October 2018 The State of World Population 2018 report claims that the power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development. When people lack choice, it can have a long-term impact on fertility rates, ...

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Day and time of birth and mode of onset and birth

23 November 2018 Studies of daily variations in numbers of births in England and Wales in the last three decades of the 20th century revealed a pronounced weekly cycle.

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RCM comments on City University time of birth research

14 June 2018 Today (7pm Thursday, 14th June) research published by City, University of London in collaboration with UCL (University College London) and the NCT analysed over five million births over a 10 year period in England.