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How to best to support your pregnant daughter
Ensure that you’re a help not a hindrance with these expert tips. Every mum or dad wants the best for their daughter...
Pregnant women ‘should be regarded as risk group and be given vaccines quickly’
Pregnant women should be regarded as a clinical risk group for Covid-19 and be given vaccines quickly, the Joint...
From superheroes to gender-neutral, these are the top baby name trends of 2021
With Muhammad taking the top spot for boys and Olivia winning first prize for girls, the most popular baby names of...
6 things about childbirth and the weeks afterwards that new parents may not be prepared for
As research finds 78% of mums are ‘horrified’ by what they experience during and after birth, a midwife discusses what...
Watchdog softens recommendation for pregnant women to be induced at 41 weeks
Campaigners had objected to women being offered induction as a rule at 41 weeks. An NHS watchdog has softened its...
How to keep running during pregnancy
Keeping active during pregnancy is important – for both mother and baby – but pregnant women are also told not to push...
Unplanned pregnancies almost twice as likely during first UK lockdown
Researchers say the increase was due to increased difficulty in accessing contraception. Women were almost twice as...
How do you know if you’re ready to have children?
Even if you know you want children and have found the right person to have them with, the decision of when to have...
Most popular baby names of 2020 revealed
The ONS has released the most popular baby names for boys and girls across the UK in 2020 with Oliver and Olivia...
Ask a financial expert: What’s the best way to budget for a baby?
I’ve just found out I’m pregnant, and although we’re delighted, we’re worried about how much it will cost us as we...
Oxford jab creator urges pregnant women to take vaccine
A creator of the Oxford coronavirus jab has urged pregnant women to take the vaccine, after studies showed this group...