After the big freeze that the UK has suffered midwives are predicting a major baby boom this coming autumn.
Already maternity services are preparing for the increase after couples who have been confined to their homes for long nights and cosy days during the coldest winter for almost five [...]
Today I want to look at depression during and after pregnancy. First let’s have a look at what is actually meant by the word depression.
Depression is more than just feeling “blue” or “down in the dumps” for a few days. It’s a serious illness that involves the brain. With depression, sad, anxious, or “empty” [...]
It can be confusing trying to work out which foods you can eat and which foods you should avoid when you’re pregnant. You might find it helpful to look at this list of some of the foods you don’t need to avoid:
Shellfish, including prawns – as long as they are part of a hot [...]
There are certain foods that you should avoid when you’re pregnant, because they might make you ill or harm your baby:
Some types of cheese
Avoid cheeses such as Camembert, Brie or chevre (a type of goats’ cheese), or others that have a similar rind. You should also avoid soft blue cheeses.
These cheeses are made with [...]
During pregnancy you need to make sure that your diet is providing you with enough energy and nutrients for the baby to grow and develop, and for your body to deal with the changes taking place.
What to eat
It’s important to try to eat a variety of foods including:
* plenty of fruit and vegetables (fresh, [...]
In 1960, an invention revolutionized female sexuality and paved the way for the women’s liberation movement. It was the birth-control pill, or simply “the pill” as it became popularly known. An estimated 18 million women in the United States use the birth-control pill today, making it the most popular form of reversible birth control in [...]
Women prefer to use the pill ahead of other forms of contraceptive according to a new survey by the Office for National Statistics. In 2007/08, three-quarters of women in the 16-49 age group reported using some form of contraception, with 28 per cent of women using the pill, compared with 24 per cent who relied [...]
Print Author name from By Line associated with the article Mark Henderson, Science Editor for ‘The Times Online’ has reported that parental demand for “designer babies” screened to lack faulty genes will grow dramatically over the next decade, with new discoveries about the influence of DNA on health, a leading geneticist has predicted.
Henderson [...]
Loved-up Katy Perry has sent the rumour mill into overdrive by dropping hints she may be expecting her fiancé Russell Brand’s baby.
Days after British comic Brand, 34, proposed to her during a romantic interlude in India, Perry peppered her Twitter page with a series of cryptic hints she may have a ciabatta in the [...]
At the best of times smoking is bad for you and for those around you but when you are pregnant then you really should stop and think about the harm it is doing to your unborn child. Remember smoke contains a deadly cocktail of drugs and poisons.
Current figures show that one in three pregnant [...]