New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have shown that schoolgirls as young as 10 are getting pregnant.
The stats show that since 2002 there have been 15 pregnancies to ten year olds and a staggering 39 to eleven years olds in England and Wales, and the chances are that these figures could be [...]

Funmum have, this week, brought out a maternity starter kit consisting of four key pieces. The pieces are in fact their four best sellers and will allow you to mix and match your maternity wardrobe for work and at home.
Priced individually these items would cost a total of £140 but Funmum are giving you the [...]

Are you, or were you, one of those women  who blamed their forgetfulness when expecting on the pregnancy?
I certainly was but, according to a BBC article today, a study of 1,241 women (pre- and post birth) has shown that neither pregnancy nor motherhood addles a womans brain!
Experts have put the absentmindedness down to a shift [...]

When I’m writing here I don’t usually draw on my own pregnancy and birth experiences but I have experienced SPD and, although it affects 1 in 4 pregnancies, there is so little known about it that I thought it would be worth highlighting the issue.
I first became aware of this condition about 3 months before [...]

The BBC recently reported that babies exposed to smoking in the womb end up with damaged blood pressure control, and it is thought that this may be why these babies are at higher risk of cot death.
A study at the Karlinksa Institute found that babies born of smokers experienced surges in blood pressure, even when [...]

Chanelle Hayes, known for her stint in Big Brother and consequent short relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy, has announced this week that she is pregnant to her football boyfriend, Matthew Bates.
The couple are said to be delighted with the news, which comes only months after a huge argument between the two which led to her [...]

Recent research done on mice has shown that rocking the embryos while in IVF increased pregnancy rates by 20% andthe hope is that the same procedure could lead to a higher success rate for human IVF treatment while, at the moment, the current success rate of IVF is only 35%.
To read this article in full [...]

Earlier this week X-Factor judge Dannii tweeted her joy at becoming a mother for the first time with partner, Kris Smith.
Dannii is now three months pregnant and the couple wasted no time in sharing their good news with everyone, with Kris posting on Twitter the words “woo hoo I’m gonna be a dad”. The baby [...]

A new study, published in Medical News Today, has revealed that being induced before the 39th week of pregnancy increases the risk of caesarian.
It was found that inducing labour created 1-2 c-sections per 25 pregnancies and these could have been avoided by waiting for nature to take its course, but the study doesn’t include women [...]

According to a recent article in the Daily Mail one in three new mums on maternity leave has harmed her chances of promotion, and this comes from research from the Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
The figures add up to 32% of women, who feel that on their return to work after maternity leave they hit [...]