A major review of health care in England is launched today by the Healthcare Commission. While it states that nearly 90 per cent of women say they have been happy with their antenatal and postnatal care, much work still needs to be done to improve the clinical care and the experi...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has propsed better post-natal care for mothers which better suits individual needs and situations. Best practice guidelines have just been published which take into account the best care for parents

they deem "vulnerable". Their call for better immunisation comes as Gemma announces she is "so happy" to be four months pregnant. "It's been one hell of a ride but once you're a mum and you've had that feeling, you want to have it again," Gemma said, reports

Children who are conceived by IVF perform better than their peers in academic tests, according to a new survey published in the journal Human Reproduction. Researchers at the University of Iowa found that IVF children tended to perform better

Mums-to-be are always complaining that being pregnant makes them more forgetful. Now a new study suggests that the condition known as baby brain actually exists and what's more, it helps to make you a better mother.Laura Glynn, psychologist

transfer, compared to 1 in 16 when using a frozen embryo, a Finnish study revealed.Women who use frozen embryos were also less likely to deliver a baby with a low birth weight.It’s unclear why frozen embryos could be a better choice than fresh embryos

Stresses during pregnancy, like the mum-to-be  smoking, suffering from asthma or getting an infection cause different reactions in boys and girls in the womb.“Girls are lean and mean and they’re survivors,” says study leader, Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, from the University...

This month, Stokke’s new Xplory will launch, with new, neat features making it even better than before.While you can still expect all the things parents have fallen in love with since it was first launched in 2003, here’s the fab new specs to look

objects and actions to him. Keep on talking to him as often as you can and don’t be afraid of using different words, the more words he hears, the better.If your baby doesn’t yet try to lift his head when he’s lying on his stomach then try lying next to him

When you become pregnant, it’s not just the extra weight you’re carrying around (or even the fact that you are contorting the way you move to compensate for your growing bump) which can cause back pain. In order to allow parts of your body like your rib cage to expand, your ligam...