Vital information in a report on pregnancy and anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) is unlikely to reach thousands of women with epilepsy, warns Epilepsy Action. The charity fears that this is putting mothers and unborn children at unnecessary risk.
. . . And all because tea lovers from across the UK will be switching their kettles on to take part in the great National Tea Break, being held in aid of Epilepsy Action on Friday October 17.
Every year, around four women with epilepsy die during pregnancy or giving birth, meaning they face a seven times greater risk than women without epilepsy, warns national charity Epilepsy Action.
Runners will soon be flocking to the green surrounds of the Calder Valley to take part in Alice's Run, a multi-terrain 10k race being held in aid of Epilepsy Action on Sunday August 31.
I am writing to invite your readers to help us with our latest women’s campaign. Epilepsy Action’s Mothers in Mind: healthy births campaign is the latest in a series of campaigns and will be launched in September as part of National Pregnancy Month.
Here in the UK, as winter draws in, the nights are dark and the snow is falling you could be forgiven for the urge to curl up in front of the fire and watch a good dose of daytime television.
Epilepsy Action has been approached by a documentary production company who are developing a film for Channel 4 focussing on young carers in the UK. The company are looking to work with children aged 9-14 years who are just about the only carer for another family member with epilepsy.
