From pain and recovery to bonding and baby health, experts explain what's fact and what's fiction when it comes to normal ...

A NEWBORN baby tragically died in his dad’s arms when he was six hours old – following a three-hour wait in receiving a ...

There are some circles in which the term 'pain relief' has become almost a term of abuse. Women who have had natural births without the aid of drugs or anaesthetics are seen to have 'triumphed', while ...

Exposure to fine airborne particles during pregnancy slows brain myelination in newborns Brain scans reveal less developed ...

Knowing your options ahead of time for labour makes it easier to handle. Learning simple ways to stay comfortable, manage ...

Sarah and Andrew Conroy, also aged 39, had been trying for a baby for four years before becoming pregnant with Kit. Kit was ...

Delhi's smog can silently harm pregnant women and their unborn babies. Doctors warn that exposure to PM2.5 and other ...

The UK has the highest rate of premature births in Europe. Approximately one in eight babies born in the UK every year are born prematurely or becomes ill soon afterwards. Out of these 70,000 babies, ...

That said, unless things are cut short by a C-section, all women go through three precise stages of labor and childbirth: labor itself (which includes early labor, active labor and transitional labor) ...

Described as a night of 'absolute chaos', the deaths of Jennifer and baby Agnes Cahill left a family devastated and NHS staff ...

The first part of a two-week inquest into the deaths of a mum and her new-born baby has concluded. Jennifer Cahill, aged 34, ...

Maternal health experts have stated that fever during pregnancy is abnormal and poses the risk of miscarriage, premature ...