Pregnancy & Birth
Mums-to-be told how to avoid having a fussy eater - vary your diet in pregnancy
The secret of how to avoid having a child who is a fussy eater has been revealed: mums-to-be should vary their diet during pregnancy.
Continue reading >
Five children from same street diagnosed with same rare condition that affects just one in 10,000 births
Five children in the same quiet street are at the centre of a medical mystery after being diagnosed with the same rare condition.
Continue reading >
Is this the most bizarre pregnancy craving ever? Mum-to-be hooked on eating newspapers!
A mum-to-be has revealed she has one of the most bizarre pregnancy cravings we’ve ever heard of: newspaper. Not reading them – eating them!
Continue reading >
Mum sues NHS for £300,000 after the baby she was told had died was found alive
A mum is suing the NHS after her baby, who she was told had died at birth, was found alive and gasping for air
Continue reading >
Dad finds his newborn baby in birthing pool after blackout - using his mobile phone torch
A new dad used a torch on his mobile phone to search a birthing pool for his newborn son after a powercut blackout at the maternity hospital.
Continue reading >
Lesbian couple have babies five days apart by gay sperm donor dad
Two lesbian lovers have spoken of their joy at becoming mothers after DIY artificial insemination from the same sperm donor.
Continue reading >
Teenage Tourette's sufferer starts braying like a donkey after falling pregnant
A teenager with Tourette's Syndrome started braying like a donkey days after she fell pregnant.
Continue reading >
My miracle boys: Mum expecting twins refused to consider abortion after being told she had breast cancer
A mum-to-be diagnosed with breast cancer when she was four and a half months’ pregnant with TWINS has revealed how she refused to have an abortion.
Continue reading >
Mum delivers baby outside maternity unit in -4C
When Lisa McNeil, 25, went into labour at home on Sunday evening, she phoned her local hospital to let staff know she was on her way in, never imagining what a battle she would have on her hands to actually GET IN the maternity unit on arrival...
Continue reading >
Diabetic pregnant women have four-fold risk of birth defects
Researchers are claiming diabetic pregnant women have a four-fold risk of their babies being born with birth defects.
Continue reading >
Having one parent over 35 increases the risk of autism claims study
A study of Danish families has concluded that children born to a parent over 35 have an increased risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder - regardless of whether one or both the parents are older.
Continue reading >
One Born Every Minute sparks outrage: Teen mum reveals she smoked throughout her pregnancy
It's a must-watch show full of drama, reality and heart-soaring real live births. But channel 4 hit show One Born Every Minute has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week
Continue reading >
