MATB1 certificate, which has details of your due date – this will be given to you by your midwife at around 21 weeks. Benefits-wise, your employer should organise a risk assessment of your workplace to ensure you’re not doing anything that could

It is true that pregnant women should have an increased wariness of what they are putting into their bodies when they are expecting. Because all the baby's nutrition is reaching him via his mother's blood, he is also taking in whatever else might

at all to worry about but if you should speak to your doctor right away if there are any clots in the blood.If you've had a caesarian, the abdominal is usually at its worst for the first two days but you will be given some very effective pain killers

caesarian. Is there a limit on how many babies I can have by caesarian?It used to be thought that after a caesarian a subsequent birth should always be by caesarian, and women were usually recommended to have no more than two caesarian births. This was due

-tie' – also known as ankyloglossia. This is when the piece of skin that joins the tongue to the floor of the mouth is shorter than it should be, restricting its movement.Could my baby have 'tongue-tie'?Tongue-tie may be identified at your baby's first medical

be obvious as it should be well below 100 bpm unless you've been exerting yourself. With usage you get quicker at locating your baby's heartbeat, with its distinctive pace and sound. Obviously as the pregnancy progesses and your baby moves about, the ideal

with an abnormality or genetic disorder. Couples who would not consider the possibility of an abortion may still want the test in order to prepare themselves for after the birth should the tests diagnose a problem, or to give them peace of mind for the rest

’s naturally curious about everything, particularly her own body, which she is slowly discovering, starting with her hands and feet, although she doesn’t yet realise that the hands and feet are part of her. If you place a rattle in her hand she should be able

to choose from, from the plain, boring and obviously functional dark colours to the bold and bright, stripy and floral, checked and chic. And because of the washable fabrics available, there's no reason why these more colourful numbers should be any less

the skin, or they may leave a scar. Delicate body areas - Deep cuts to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet are more likely to cause tendon damage, and should have medical attention. Likewise cuts to the face that may leave a scar should be seen