To start with, read our really useful guide to The First 48 Hours as this will prepare you for what happens in those first two strange and exciting days after the birth.Rest assured that medical checks and care don't stop once you go home (if you

and estimate your due date,” he adds.What your GP will do“He or she will check your previous medical history, blood pressure and may also feel your abdomen if he or she thinks you’re further along in your pregnancy than you realise,” explains Dr Michael

Budget airline Ryanair has been slammed for asking pregnant women from Spain to provide a medical certificate in ENGLISH to prove they’re safe to fly.Consumer association FACUA (Consumers and Users Associations Federation of Andalusia) have

as they received a precautionary lower dosage of the drug Tamiflu because of their pregnancy.As 64% of pregnant women are already on prescription medications, it would seem sensible to ensure the safety of future drugs and the dosage needed for them to be effective

A new report from America suggests that women who are prone to depression are better off continuing medication during pregnancy than coming off drugs as a precaution.Weighing up the pros and consIn the past, the desire to keep pregnant women off

30, you might want to discuss the issue if you have been trying every month for more than six months, but your GP is still unlikely to feel there is any great cause for concern before 12 months have passed, unless she or he feels there are medical

Pregnancy reads for excited mums-to-bePregnancy is a fab time to sit down with a good book. But all you want to read about is what's going on in your tummy, how your baby's getting on and what you can do to stay fit and healthy for both of you. With hundreds of books on the marke...

, has also taken the medical profession by surprise. Her parents, Benjamin and Angela Ihegboro, have no mixed- race ancestry to their knowledge, and Nmachi isn’t albino. Also, Nmachi’s two older siblings are black. “This birth is extraordinary,” said

Cathy Warwick, the general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, has voiced her concerns about a backlash against home births in response to an editorial in the Lancet medical journal.The Lancet’s editorial responded to claims by a US report

Influenza A and B viruses) requires a new vaccine each year. The flu jab is routinely offered free of charge to people aged 65 or over, as well as people of any age who have a chronic medical condition, in particular chronic respiratory and cardiac disease