TASK DEFINITION: Generate an appropriate title for the given text. The generated title must be short and include the main topic of the text. The preferred titles are under fifteen words.
PROBLEM: The Royal College of Midwives said the proportion of overweight and obese pregnant women in Scotland reached 51% for the first time last year. More older women are also having babies, with 1,907 births to women in their 40s - 68% more than in 2000. Obese, overweight and older women are more likely to require additional care and support throughout their pregnancy. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said this rise in demand for services came as the proportion of vacant midwifery posts rose from 1.3% to 5% over the past five years, with the problem "particularly acute" in the north of Scotland. Greater risk RCM Scotland director Mary Ross-Davie told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that obese and older mothers were at greater risk of suffering during pregnancy, as were their babies. She said: "They may have complications like diabetes or high blood pressure, but there are also more risks for the baby in terms of their growth and them being born prematurely. "So what we need to do is provide those women with more care. That may be more appointments, longer appointments and more investigations and monitoring." The RCM has also there are still some concerns over the ageing midwifery workforce despite an increase in the number of younger midwives. The proportion of midwives aged 50 or older jumped from 34% in March 2013 to 40% in March 2018. Ms Ross-Davie welcomed the Scottish government's drive to boost the number of student midwives, but said they may not come quickly enough. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: "While there has been an increase of 5.7% in the number of qualified nurses and midwives under this government, we're determined to go further to ensure we have a sustainable midwifery workforce long into the future. "That's why we're investing a Return to Practice Programme, where 55 former midwives returned to service, and a shortened midwifery course in the north of Scotland to meet the specific recruitment challenges in that region."

SOLUTION: Obese mums 'putting strain on midwives'

PROBLEM: Analogue listening declined year-on-year by 10.4%, accounting for 50.4% of overall listening, Rajar figures show. "We are now counting down to the moment when the majority of all radio listening will be to digital," Digital Radio UK chief, Ford Ennals, said. Some 30 million people (aged 15+) now tune into digital radio each week. "The 12.5% annual growth in digital listening hours to nearly 42% share is the strongest we have seen for two years," Ennals said. "The shift to digital listening is accelerating across the UK and the fact listening on analogue platforms has declined to just over 50% of people is a tipping point." A further 7.7% of radio listening was listed as "unspecified" by respondents to the Rajar survey. The rise in digital listening was reflected in record figures for BBC digital-only radio stations between July and September. BBC Radio 4 Extra attracted an average 2.20 million listeners per week - a rise of 35% on the same period last year - to become the largest digital-only channel in the UK. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra saw its audience jump 42% to 1.73 million listeners, with 2.19 million listeners tuning into BBC 6 Music. Overall, BBC Radio 2 had the biggest weekly reach for any UK radio station with 15.4 million listeners - a new record for the period. The Heart network had the highest audience for a commercial UK station with 9.1 million weekly listeners. Chris Evans's Radio 2 breakfast show continued its success as the most popular morning programme with 9.4 million listening each week. In London, Kiss was number one commercial radio station in London with 2.1 million weekly listeners. It overtook rival Capital by 3,000 listeners, which lost 5.2% of its audience over the quarter. Despite Capital's breakfast show suffering a 14% drop of listeners from 1.15m to 980k, it is still the most popular show in London.

SOLUTION: Digital radio is at 'tipping point' to overtake analogue

PROBLEM: Stacey Abrams won the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday, telling voters that trying to "convert" Republicans into Democrats had previously failed. A Democrat has not held the red state's governor's mansion since 2003. Ms Abrams, 44, will face a Republican candidate in the high-stakes mid-term contest in November. Lt Gov Casey Cagle won the Republican primary on Tuesday, and will face Georgia's secretary of state Brian Kemp in a run-off on 24 July to decide her eventual opponent. If elected in the deeply conservative state, Ms Abrams would become the first woman and the first person from an ethnic minority to lead the southern state. A number of women battled for and won their Democratic Party mid-term bids in Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas, highlighting the strength of female candidates in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. In Texas, Democratic candidate and former Dallas County Sherriff Lupe Valdez became the first openly gay Latina nominee for governor in the state's history. Also among the winners was political newcomer Amy McGrath, a former fighter pilot, who won a Kentucky primary for a seat in the US Congress. "It's more, this time, this climate, right now," Ms McGrath told CNN before her win against Lexington Mayor Jim Gray. "It's very clear that people are looking for more women." The US currently has six female governors. Ms Abrams prevailed over Stacey Evans, a 40-year-old state representative, with three-quarters of the vote. Familiar with 'first' Ms Abrams was raised in Gulfport, Mississippi, with her five siblings. She moved to Atlanta as a teenager with her parents, a college librarian and shipyard worker who both attended Emory University to study divinity and become United Methodist ministers. It was in Georgia where she made her mark with a number of historic achievements. She became the first African American female valedictorian of her high school before earning her undergraduate degree from Spelman College. She also received a master's degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from Yale University. Ms Abrams was first elected to the Georgia state House of Representatives in 2006, and would later become the first woman to lead either party in the Georgia General Assembly as well as the first African American to lead the state's House of Representatives. She has been considered a rising star among her party's progressive wing, taking centre stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She gave a rousing speech on economic inequality, drawing on her own experience, and strongly backing presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Politician or romance novelist? Ms Abrams won the support of Mrs Clinton, who recorded a robocall - an automated telephone call with a recorded message - for the former state House minority leader ahead of Tuesday's election. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and California Senator Kamala Harris - who are all viewed as possible 2020 presidential contenders - also threw their support behind Ms Abrams. National organisations including Planned Parenthood, MoveOn and EMILY's List have also endorsed Ms Abrams. Aside from her political work, Ms Abrams has written eight romantic suspense novels under the pen name Selena Montgomery. She wrote her first book, Rules of Engagement, during her third year at Yale Law School and had originally envisioned it as a spy thriller, she told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2013. More on the mid-term primaries Turning Georgia blue The road to the governor's mansion may not be easy in a state US President Donald Trump won by five points in 2016. Ms Abrams has come under scrutiny for lending her campaign $50,000 (£37,000) while she owed $50,000 in back taxes, financial disclosures showed. She penned a piece in Fortune magazine addressing her financial struggles, explaining how her more than $170,000 in student loan and credit card debt and IRS tax payments should not disqualify her as a candidate for Georgia's governor.

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Stacey Abrams is first black female nominee for governor

