A major new study of over half a million births has found that for a woman who has no known pregnancy or health problems, giving birth at home is as safe as having her baby at hopsital.Good news for those who want to give birth at homeThe study

In the old days of course, all women would labour and give birth in their own homes but over the course of the last century, as medical science developed, it became the norm to have a hospital birth. In fact, not only did it become expected

is the key. Chances are that both of you will need, or want, to work at least part time – the trick comes in making that fit into your new, baby-led schedule. Working from home seems like one way out of the childcare maze, but it’s not always as simple

or at home. But with maternity unit closures and midwife shortages also in the headlines, a question mark hangs over whether the plan is financially feasible. All this talk about birthing options though, will leave many more women wondering what they may

An increasing number of women are opting out of the NHS and spending thousands of pounds to have their babies delivered at home by independent midwives.According to new figures, more than 1,000 women paid for private midwives last year, which costs

The accuracy of home fertility testing kits and baby gender predictors have been put under scrutiny by a team of researchers from John Hopkins Medical Institutions in the US.Dozens of home fertility kits were involved in the study including

Why you should think about childproofing your homeYou might think that your home is a very safe place, you’ve no exposed wiring, no loose carpet on the stairs and no shelves hanging precariously off the wall. But if you get down on your hands

In Britain, 49% of dads would love to give up their full time jobs and spend their time being a stay-at-home dad, according to a recent survey by MyVoucherCodes. Echoing a recent news report that stay at home dads are on the rise, nearly half

The latest data from the Office of National Statistics shows there was a seven per cent increase in home births between 2003 and 2004.Although there is growing popularity for home births, some women are discouraged from this option where doctors

A new study by the National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health claims that women are eight times more likely to lose their baby if they opt for a home birth and then have to be transferred to hospital.Published in the BJOG