Cutting the umbilical cord immediately after birth could be robbing babies of vital blood and antibodies still contained in the cord. Researchers at the University of South Florida have found that delaying the clamping of the cord for 30 seconds

Fertility experts at Sheffield University have developed a kit which can measure how many eggs a woman has in her ovaries and then forecast how fertile she is likely to be two years later. It is expected to be welcomed by women who are concerned but keen to put off the time when...

theory on looking after yourself in order to optimise your fertility now and therefore, hopefully, in the future. Without over-arguing the pros and cons of delaying pregnancy, it examines the many different situations which might necessitate having

A poll in the Guardian suggests that over half of the young male and female adult population think it is more important in their life to enjoy themselves than to have a baby. 64 per cent of the men asked said they thought it was more important for a woman to enjoy herself than be...

for the Mail on Sunday YOU magazine about women who put off having children until they were in their late 30s or early 40s. I'd like to speak to you if you decided to delay motherhood perhaps because you were concentrating on your career or enjoying your

•    There is no reason to delay trying to conceive after you have stopped taking the Pill, unless you are specifically told to do so by your doctor.•    Although some women conceive immediately after stopping the Pill, it is not unusual to have

A generation of young women is being forced to put off having a family because of money worries, a new survey has found.  And many women who already have a child are delaying expanding their family for the same reason.Nearly half of working women

the baby.Though the study was small, with only 400 babies involved, it backs up previous research suggesting babies can benefit from delayed cord clamping.The babies tested were randomly assigned to have their cords clamped either within 10 seconds of birth

Women could soon be able to workout how long they could delay having children, a new study reports.One in 20 women starts the menopause before the age of 46, which can affect fertility up to a decade earlier, said BBC News.Genetic researchers from

of between 24 and 36 days is considered ‘normal’. But even women with regular cycles may sometimes have delayed ovulation due to medical or environmental factors like illness, stress and travel. So even if you were to accurately work out what day you usually