Mum Told to Cover Up While Breastfeeding at a Museum Filled With Nude (and Breastfeeding) Statues
The Victoria & Albert Museum is filled with nude statues of women and men — which is why one mum was “perplexed” after she was asked to cover up …
Baby ‘born twice’ after life-saving surgery
A baby girl from Texas has been “born” twice after she was taken out of her mother’s womb for 20 minutes for life-saving surgery. During her 16-week ultrasound, Margaret Hawkins …
Just Add Sperm: Making babies without eggs may be possible, say scientists
Research by a team of UK scientists is challenging the age-old belief that life can only be created by fusing a sperm with an egg. The landmark research by the …
World’s smallest surviving baby thriving at nine months old
Emilia Grabarczyk was born 15 weeks early, and is believed to be the smallest ever baby to survive such an early delivery. Born in the German city of Witten after …
Why more mums are letting their kids into the labour room
Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools gave birth to their fifth child earlier in the week. But along with the pictures of their new son came the news that the couple’s two …
Pregnant teens are smoking cigarettes in a bid to have smaller babies, study finds
Pregnant teens in Australia are deliberately taking up smoking to help them reduce the birth weight of their unborn babies, shocking new research has found. The finding comes from a …
Health chief calls for state-run parenting classes
Parents should receive lessons from the government on how to raise their children, Britain’s top public health expert has said. Professor John Ashton, the outgoing president of the Faculty of …
This stranger had the best response to a new mother breastfeeding in public
As any parent knows, eating out with kids can be a struggle. And even more so when you are by yourself and your newborn needs a feed. Earlier this week, …
Young mum ordered to stop ‘sexual’ breastfeeding in hospital
A young mother from Blackburn has claimed she was asked to go behind a curtain to breastfeed her baby because it was ‘too sexual’. Darcie Pennington, 18, was visiting her …
How Formula One pit stop techniques are helping to save the lives of critically ill newborn babies
Wales hospital uses F1 pit stop tactics for newborn resuscitation.
Incredible video shows an unborn baby turning inside her mother’s womb
YouTube user John Deadman has shared a video capturing rare footage of a baby turning in her mother’s womb. The mum-to-be, who was 39 weeks pregnant when the clip was …
“Meternity”: All the perks of maternity leave, but without the kids!
Do mothers have an unfair advantage in the workplace? Meghann Foye, an American magazine editor turned novelist, certainly seems to think so.
Research says children of older mothers are smarter, taller, and stronger
The risks of having children later in life are well documented: there’s a higher chance the baby will have issues at birth such as Down’s syndrome, or be more likely …
Photographer captures the hilarious and infinitely more relatable side of pregnancy
Photographer Danielle Guenther’s shots shine a light on the less glamorous side of pregnancy. Pregnancy can be a beautiful time in a woman’s life, but it can also be a …
Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxes
The idea of putting a baby to sleep in a cardboard box might seem strange to most British parents. But Finnish experts say it could help save lives.
British mum of triplets hits back at critics who called her ‘selfish’
A 55 year old grandmother who gave birth to triplets last month has hit back at critics who have called her “selfish”. Sharon Cutts and her 40-year-old boyfriend Stuart Reynolds …
Woman goes into premature labour thinking she’s having one baby – and gives birth to FIVE
When Manita Singh began to feel labour pains at just 26 weeks pregnant, she was understandably worried about the health of her unborn baby. The 25-year-old Indian woman had given …
Three quarters of working mothers affected by pregnancy and maternity discrimination
Three-quarters of pregnant women and new mothers experience discrimination at work, and one in nine leave their job as a result, government-commissioned research has found. The research, undertaken on behalf …
Don’t eat for two, mothers-to-be are told
Women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy are more likely to have large babies, a major study has found. The study also found that mothers with high blood sugar …
Jamie Oliver is campaigning to give women the right to breastfeed anywhere
Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools revealed yesterday she was expecting their fifth child – as her husband announced he was launching a campaign to promote breastfeeding. She showed off her baby …
Spotify creates birthing playlist to help women in labour
No Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It”, but it does have Bowie’s “Under Pressure”
British mothers have the shortest hospital stays after giving birth
British mothers are sent home from hospital after childbirth more quickly than in any other developed country, new research suggests.
DNA tests reveal twins have different fathers
When a set of twins came out looking nothing alike, the family suspected there had been a mix-up in the hospital nursery. As they grew, their striking differences in appearance …
Viagra in pregnancy may prevent stillbirths
Viagra could be given to women in labour to reduce complications and save babies’ lives.
Smoking e-cigarettes while pregnant ‘puts unborn babies at risk’
E-cigarettes may not be safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes, according to research.
Heatwaves and cold snaps make babies shorter and smaller
Women who experience ‘weather shocks’ in pregnancy go on to have babies that are lighter and smaller, a major study has found.
Incredible footage shows newborn delivered INSIDE its amniotic sac
They’re said to be born with life-long good luck and have an natural affinity towards water, but babies born en-caul are some of the rarest births in the world today. …
Britain’s ‘first black and white twins’ born from same egg
These siblings are thought to be the first “black and white” twins born in the UK – despite coming from the same egg. Libby Appleby, 37, was told her unborn …
‘Make a baby in our hotel and their graduation’s on us’
A hotel is offering a competition unlike any other: “Make babies in our resort on February 29th and celebrate your baby’s life events at our hotel, on us.” In the …
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