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...care professionals insist on claiming that a medicalised hospital birth is still the safest option. Defensive medicine There has been an alarming increase in litigation against the NHS over the last few years. In fact, 70 per cent of all litigation involves obstetric cases (Johanson et al., 2002). Not surprisingly, defensive medical practice has been identified as another...

...caring responsibilities or bereavement. Although risk of feeling lonely can increase with age, Dr Deborah Morgan discusses how loneliness can be felt by anybody at any time and how we can alleviate loneliness. Like Brian’s story in Dr Morgan’s talk, individuals may also experience social isolation which is defined as the absence of contact with other people. Rurality,...

...care to eat a mix of different plant proteins (particularly beans) to ensure that they have enough. For adults, the reference nutrient intake (RNI) is 0.75 g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. For an average man weighing 83kg, his protein needs are 62g per day. For an average woman weighing 70kg, her protein needs are 53g. However, an average western diet...