Women struggling to conceive should be offered IVF treatment into their early 40s, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) ha...

Dieting while pregnant will mean you're ultimately up against survival and biological drives that can override conscious decision making. Trying to 'hold off' eating in the long term is a bit like trying to hold your breath.

On Wednesday frombabieswithlove.org went live and I can't help but reflect that starting my social enterprise has been rather like motherhood!

The common belief that pregnant women can eat for two has been scotched by research suggesting dieting during pregnancy can be beneficial. Experts ...

When the US police officers who tasered seven-month pregnant Malaika Brooks three times won their right ‘not’ to be sued last October, you might h...

A Blessingway ticks many of the boxes of a baby shower. It's a gals event only. We all gather together under one roof, food and drink are partaken of and afterward much chatter and gossip indulged. The massive and most important difference however is that no gifts are requested or exchanged.

Scientists studying mice have identified a gene which could boost human fertility. Experts say the discovery, announced in a journal today, could h...

Hypnobirthing starts from the premise that the pain commonly felt in childbirth is not a natural side effect of birth but rather it stems from fear.

According to official figures from the NHS, over 17,000 British men were admitted to hospital for obstetric appointments (related to childbirth) and a...

Pregnant women are spending more time in labour now than 50 years ago, a recent study has discovered. The research by the National Institutes of He...

Women who fall pregnant while dieting are more likely to have a child that could become obese or diabetic in later life, new research suggests. Fol...