NHS could save money by giving pregnant women extra scan, researchers say
Thousands of emergency caesarean sections could be avoided in the UK every year by scanning women in late pregnancy, new research suggests.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy rate continues to rise among women aged 40 and over
The pregnancy rate among women aged 40 and over continues to rise, according to new figures.
World-leading pregnancy project celebrates its 2,000th research paper
The 2,000th research paper has been published from data collected in a unique health study spanning almost 30 years and involving three generations of participants.
Better care of pregnant women expecting multiple births ‘would cut stillbirths’
More than 600 emergency Caesarean sections and up to 100 stillbirths could be prevented each year if NHS hospitals followed official guidelines on multiple births, a study has found.
Kelly Brook: I will probably never be a mother
Kelly Brook says she has made her peace with the fact she is unlikely to be a mother.
Boy, oh, boy! Mum of four is expecting once again – and this time, it’s triplets
IT’S a moment of pure joy for any parent to be – the baby scan.
Rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland at new low
TEENAGE pregnancy rates in Scotland have fallen to a new low.
Quarter of young mothers ‘suffered discrimination at work over pregnancy’
ONE in four young mothers have suffered discrimination after their employer found out they were pregnant, a new study reveals.
Pregnant women facing ‘unacceptable level of discrimination’ in workplace
URGENT action is needed to give pregnant women and new mothers more protection at work, after research revealed a "shocking" increase in discrimination over the past 10 years, a parliamentary report has said.
Chemotherapy drug ‘could affect fertility of unborn baby girls’
A chemotherapy drug given to pregnant cancer patients could reduce the fertility of unborn baby girls, a new study suggests.
Nearly a fifth of women aged 35 to 44 try to conceive for a year or more
Almost a fifth of women aged 35 to 44 have struggled to conceive, with those settling down later in life more likely to report infertility, a large study suggests.