Pregnancy & birth
Century's 'luckiest' baby Niamh born at 10:10 on 10/10/10
Whilst some mums had purposefully scheduled their C-sections for Sunday, October 10, just so their babies would be born on ...
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Mothers at antenatal scans wrongly told their unborn babies were dead
Two pregnant women were mistakenly told that their unborn babies were dead when the same hospital missed healthy heartbeats ...
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Penny Lancaster publicises free British Gas swimming scheme on Parentdish
Penny Lancaster Stewart, wife of Rod and pregnant with their second child, is encouraging people to take the plunge for ...
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A glass of wine a week while pregnant could be good for you
Pregnant women who drink one or two units of alcohol a week don't do any harm to their unborn baby, says new research. In ...
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Tweet-a-boo - mum live tweets her homebirth
Instead of resting between contractions, or glugging away on the gas and air, Fi Star-Stone was logging onto Twitter and ...
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Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster describe their IVF battle to have another baby
Rod Stewart and his pregnant wife Penny Lancaster have revealed how they were forced to turn to IVF after a long battle to ...
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Mercury Prize double take: Heavily pregnant Lauren Laverne and Miranda Sawyer steal the show
Viewers watching the live TV broadcast of the Mercury Prize Awards couldn't help but be distracted by presenters Lauren ...
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There's no remedy for morning sickness, say scientists
Eating dry toast, sipping ginger tea, snacking little and often, vitamins, sugar solutions... these are all things which will ...
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The Newborn Diaries: 40 Weeks and a Due Date Delivery
I have some exciting news to report: I'm no longer the exasperated, desperate-for-a-baby-to-come-out-of-me individual that I ...
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Cuts in IVF treatments mean disappointment for many couples
Childless couples who are planning to try IVF in order to conceive had better check their postcodes. That's because new ...
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The Newborn Diaries: 39 Weeks
I've officially self-diagnosed myself with "nappy brain". I've never been the most organised or "with it" person, but at ...
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Miracle baby declared dead by doctors brought back to life by mum's cuddles
It was a final chance to say goodbye for grieving mother Kate Ogg after doctors gave up hope of saving her premature baby. ...
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