extra calories.Only 12% of mums-to-be were aware of the NHS guidelines and 39% admitted eating foods they considered “indulgent” while pregnant. Of the 26% who experience cravings, 12% wanted savoury foods while 42% had more of a sweet tooth.It’s just

both during pregnancy and whenborn.However, only 7 out of 10 (7%) babies born to the heaviest coffee drinkers were actually considered small for their age. It’s just that they were smaller than the lighter coffee drinkers.Current NHS guidelines say

MPs have criticised NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) for offering widely different access to IVF treatment across the UK.The MPs, from an all-party group set up to investigate infertility treatment, claim that more than 70% of NHS trusts are ignoring

Despite NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines that state infertile couples should be allowed three IVF cycles on the NHS, several local trusts have suspended treatment to save cash.Currently eight trusts have suspended new IVF

for fertility treatment altogether, research by the Infertility Network has discovered. And though national guidelines suggest that PCTs should offer three IVF cycles on the NHS, a Department of Health survey found in 2009 that only 30% of trusts offered all

Couples who feared they'd missed out on their chance of IVF because of recent budget cuts have been given a lifeline by an NHS top dog.Deputy chief executive of the NHS, David Flory, has circulated a letter to all 152 Primary Care Trusts in England

guideline is not about offering free caesareans for all on the NHS; it is about ensuring that women give birth in the way that is most appropriate for them and their babies."Tokophobia, or fear of childbirth, is thought to affect 6% to 10% of women

, called for more emphasis on raising awareness of the need for egg and sperm donors. They also insisted the NHS must follow NICE guidelines to offer couples three IVF cycles, wherever they live.The IVF ‘postcode lottery’, which refers to the differences

All women in the UK will soon be able to request to give birth by caesarean, regardless of their medical history. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) is preparing to issue new guidelines on the subject.The guidelines are expected

The number of couples approved for IVF treatment at the Oxford Fertility Unit has trebled compared to the same period last year, after NHS Oxfordshire agreed to consider couples below the 35-39 age bracket.Until December last year, NHS Oxfordshire