If women stopped having children the world would stop. We need to be given more respect for the ordeal of being pregnant for nine months and then giving birth.
It's not really surprising that so many women feel this way. The media portrayal of birth ranges from the rather ridiculous soap opera version - 'woman looking terrified and sweaty delivers baby in pub drama' - to programs like One Born Every Minute - 'woman looking terrified and sweaty begs for drugs in hospital drama'.
A student has gained a first in English from Cambridge despite sitting her exams, with catheter still attached, 28 hours after giving birth. Gradua...
There are women out there who are made entirely of elastic.
In the run up to Mother's Day I am working with the mental health anti-stigma programme Time to Change, run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, to raise awareness about a mental illness that affects one in 10 new mums.
There has been a continued fall in the proportion of women giving birth at home, according to new data. In 2010 in England and Wales,...
Most mothers who have C-sections feel a little guilty, as we're not having a natural birth. Even when you tell yourself that it's best for you and baby you still feel a little pang.
