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Involving fathers in maternity care
Involving fathers in maternity care is a new publication launched at the Royal College of Midwives Conference. Jacqui Gerard from the Royal College of Midwives talks to Jane.
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Diane Keaton
The actress Diane Keaton has written a memoir, interspersed with her mother’s journals. She recounts her mid-life transition from being a daughter, to being the mother of two adopted children.
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HPV vaccine for boys
Should the UK introduce the HPV vaccine for boys? Prof David Salisbury, Director of Immunology at the Department for Health and Peter Greenhouse, Consultant in Sexual Health discuss.
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Alison Teale
The cor anglais player Alison Teale talks about her music and performs live in the studio.
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Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton talks about her long and varied career, from winning an Oscar for playing ‘an affable version’ of herself in Annie Hall, to being a 57-year old romantic lead in Something’s Gotta Give. Now 65, she has written a memoir, interspersed with her mother’s journals, and recounts her mid-life transition from being a daughter, to being the mother of two adopted children.
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HPV vaccine for boys
A government advisory panel in the US has recommended that boys be immunised against the HPV virus. Currently in the UK it is just girls who receive the jab to protect them against the virus which can cause cancers to develop. Should we follow America and introduce the vaccine here for boys? Professor David Salisbury Director of Immunology at the Department for Health and Peter Greenhouse, Consultant in Sexual Health at the Bristol Sexual Health Centre discuss.
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Involving fathers in maternity care.
“Reaching out'involving fathers' in is a new publication being launched today at the Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference. Jointly produced by the RCM, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Fatherhood Institute, it is supposed to “increase engagement with fathers, and encourage them to be involved in their partner’s maternity care.” The guide offers tips like:“Make fathers feel welcome. Introduce youself. Greet him by his name. Offer him a chair, as well as his partner.” It is also suggested that it might be a good idea to provide men’s interest magazines in antenatal waiting areas. Jane speaks to Jacqui Gerard, Director for England for the Royal College of Midwives
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Alison Teale
If you think about the cor anglais as a solo instrument, then probably a long breathed, melancholic melody comes to mind when the instrument gets a solo moment during an orchestral work. Alison Teale, a cor anglais player, is keen to show us there is more to the instrument than that. In a bid to bring the cor anglais to the fore, she has released a solo CD, entitled Cor! and she will perform live in the studio.
Alison Teale
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BBC Radio 4Tue 15 Nov 2011 10:00 BBC Radio 4
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