Danielle Lloyd has been showing off her return to her pre-baby size 8 figure, after working hard to get back into shape for her wedding in May.After going through “the year from hell” in 2011, when her youngest son Harry was born 10 weeks early

. There are great regional variations in the kinds of facilities, services and care staff; in some places women find themselves either without the full choice of birth options or having to pay for a home birth.On April 3 2007, the Department of Health announced

Sadly you can’t plan exactly how your birth will turn out as no-one knows what will happen on the day (or night!). You can, however, be well prepared for eventualities by writing a birth plan. Not only will the plan help health workers know what

for parental references. Other nurseries are run privately or by the state. Nursery places aren't cheap. The average is around £152 per week across the UK, with London places frequently costing significantly more. However, in some areas of the UK

Pregnant reality star Kourtney Kardashian has revealed her birth plan and who she’s chosen to be in the labour room with her when she has baby number 2.Kourtney (as well as her sisters Kim and Khloe) revealed all in an interview with US chat show

.hfea.gov.uk but these are the key points:To reduce the instance of multiple birth to around 10 per cent over a staged period of about three years.A set of interim targets will be set by the HFEA aimed at gradually reducing to the 10 per cent rate. These targets will be the upper

’t! I would keep that secret from Alex!”Despite being perhaps a little naïve, Chantelle’s avoiding the ‘too posh to push’ label by planning a natural birth. “I’m just going to have the baby naturally if I can,” she said.  And Chantelle also revealed her

Women in the UK can spend numerous amounts of years planning a baby, says a new survey by Centrum Pregnancy Care.Almost half of all women will spend a year or more planning before trying to conceive and one in twelve will spend 5 or more years

was visable, and she suffered a miscarriage in 2010.“I’m just so happy to be alive. Touch wood nothing bad will happen in the next couple of years – I don’t think I could handle any more," Amanda said.“I always tried not to sweat the small stuff but now I

in labour.According to The Observer, the plan would be for volunteers to give support to midwives by filling in forms, taking blood pressure and possibly giving breastfeeding advice.The report then goes further – suggesting that midwives could undertake some