Happy Birth Day by National Childbirth Trust Well laid-out step-by-step guide to how your pregnancy will develop, what to expect from the birth and the first weeks of your child's lifeIt's very detailed and has some medical photos which some women

they don’t feel like a failure.”Kirstie also criticised the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) for avoiding the subject and not providing enough information about caesareans in its antenatal courses. However, she later tweeted that she was, “Not so angry

. In the body it acts in a similar way to the hormone, oestrogen.“It’s a chemical that mimics oestrogens, but not in a good way,” explained Belinda Phipps, from the National Childbirth Trust, a charity that has been campaigning for the ban. “It interferes

With National Breastfeeding Awareness Week as a platform, the National Childbirth Trust and other breastfeeding support bodies are calling for a change to law in England and Wales, to make it illegal to prevent a woman from breastfeeding her baby

. It also applies to women who had initially chosen a home birth and ended up giving birth in hospital.The Royal College of Midwives and The National Childbirth Trust also claim that the study is inconclusive and that childbirth in the UK remains extremely

and trusted midwife is proving increasingly difficult to secure for women who want to give birth at home. Women should have the choice and more needs to be done to reverse this trend, claims Elizabeth Duff, Senior Policy Adviser for the National Childbirth

The National Childbirth Trust is transforming its image out of concern it’s too middle-class, beginning with dropping its ‘evangelical’ position on breastfeeding.The charity, held up as the champion of breastfeeding, has moved from a stance

and national social security systems.”However, parenting groups like the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) have insisted that the UK needs to become more family friendly to promote equality and a healthy environment for raising the next generation

the number conceiving over 40 is still relatively small,” said Elizabeth Duff, from the National Childbirth Trust (NCT). “Many older women who are fit and well can go on to have a straightforward pregnancy and birth, and a healthy baby.”The stats show that 27

Childbirth Trust (NTC).The scheme has been running since June and has been celebrated as supporting the beginning of a family by the NCT. However, there are no plans to introduce the scheme nationwide.Did you spend a night in the hospital after giving birth