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Britains chief midwife association is renewing calls for pregnant people to get the coronavirus vaccine amid worries over rising risks from the delta variant.

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Thailand has dropped to 1.51 children per woman or below 600,000 newborns per year, Prof Kamthorn Pruksananonda, from the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, said recently.

The Cabinet has agreed to amend the Criminal Code making it possible for women to terminate their pregnancy of up to 12 weeks, government deputy spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said.

A Grade 12 student in Tak province helped deliver a baby on Tuesday, drawing applause from locals and netizens.

The government on Monday launched a nationwide project to tackle Thailand’s soaring rate of teenage pregnancies and help the young mothers involved.

A pilot project has been launched in six provinces to help Thailand’s more than 1 million teenage mothers.

MASSAGE CAN be dangerous for women at different stages of their pregnancy, the Public Health Ministry warned yesterday after a pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage and went into coma after getting a foot massage in Chiang Mai province.

Decision to look into whether law should be eased is welcomed on safety grounds.

COMPREHENSIVE sexuality education, already required by law in Thailand, was touted at a recent forum in Bangkok as key to ensuring a solid foundation for life and love.

Despite a large decrease in the number of school dropouts in recent years reported by the Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC), social workers insist the problem remains severe and has caused other headaches such as crime and prostitution among juveniles.

DA NANG (VNS)