Excessive weight gain in pregnancy has been found to have a long-term effect on a child’s weight and heart health. Researchers in Bristol found that children whose mums piled on the pregnancy pounds were more likely to be overweight or obese by the age of 9 and have a wider range...

A 14-year study has suggested that children born to mums who drank between 2 and 6 units of alcohol a week during pregnancy are less likely to suffer from depression or act aggressively.The behaviour of 2,370 children was analysed every 2-3 years between the ages of 2 and 14. Res...

Pregnant women have been advised to limit the amount of green tea they drink as chemicals in it can prevent the body making use of folic acid – an essential mineral for pregnancy.Although green tea is often recommended for its health benefits, the importance of folic acid to foet...

The notion that pregnant women reach for the pickles during their pregnancy is a bland observation compared to what mums-to-be really crave, according to a recent survey.While many pregnant women may scoff their way through tubs of ice cream and guilty pleasures like chocolate, w...

Men born to mums who regularly drank more than 4.5 alcoholic drinks a week in pregnancy have been found to have lower sperm counts than those whose mums abstained.A study in Denmark analysed the fertility of 347 men aged 18-24 against answers given to a questionnaire taken by the...

Mums who drink diet fizzy drinks during pregnancy may be putting their babies at risk of premature birth, says a study funded by EU.Of the 60,000 women involved in the research, those who drank an average of one can of diet pop a day during pregnancy were 38% more likely to have ...

Excess pregnancy pounds really are very difficult to lose, accept researchers in Australia. In a 30-year study of 2,026 mums, those who gained too much weight during pregnancy found it much harder to lose the weight after birth. They were four times more likely to be obese and tw...

Christina Applegate, who announced her pregnancy last week, has revealed that she’s experiencing the full range of pregnancy cravings. “Am I getting cravings? Everything, I’m craving everything. Besides avocados, just weird things at weird hours. Food. Food’s a craving!” Christin...

Following the release of guidelines to manage pregnancy weight gain last week, new research has found a connection between excessive pregnancy pounds and larger babies.Researchers in the US have found that for every 2.2lbs a mum-to-be gains, her baby’s weight increases by a ¼ oz....

During pregnancy, you should take extra care washing your fresh foods as they may have insecticides on them that a new study has linked to the development of ADHD in children.The study measured the levels of pesticides such as organophosphate in the urine of 300 mums-to-be and fo...