A schoolboy helped to deliver one of his mum’s premature twins by taking instructions from a paramedic down the phone. His mum suddenly went into labour prematurely at home in Queensland, Australia, and 11-year-old Rohan Townsend was able to ring

Maternity services for obese mums-to-be have been branded ‘not good enough’ by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries.Its report warned that units do not have enough extra-wide operating tables and beds and that obese pregnant women are not receiving the right advice or asse...

in your body.Then again, that research came hot on the heels of a different group of scientists saying acupuncture didn't reduce pain in labour.So what should pregnant women do? The latest results do suggest that acupuncture - the ancient medical art

of your baby while you’re having contractions, to check on the health of your unborn baby.Being wireless, the monitor has no uncomfortable wires or belt, and so means mums in labour can move round and get into effective birth positions.This is particularly

An unsuspecting fireman-turned-midwife had to pull out all the stops – and a baby – as he helped out at the birth of a baby boy in the carpark of Flash Dancer, a topless strip club in Texas. The heat was on for Edwin Martinez of the Arlington Fire