Childbirth

Women who want their next baby to look comfortable wearing pink should avoid eating sodium and potassium-rich foods including olives, anchovies, smoked salmon and bacon, a new Dutch study has found.

You may not be looking forward to the return of your periods. After months of being period free, you have to go back to the inconvenience of tampons or sanitary towels.

Where you've choose to have your baby will impact on your labour and birth. Here we arm you with the statistics, and give tips on how you can take control.

This archaic view of childbirth will blow your mind!

A midwife will check your blood pressure at every antenatal appointment, as it's vital to pick up any problems quickly. Here's what she'll be looking for...

Shortly after welcoming her daughter into the world, Emma Macdonald was brought to tears by the plight of a woman dying in childbirth. So with the help of her obstetrician, she did something about it.

At one point, the doctors weren't sure they'd all make it, but these tiny humans proved them wrong.

"I have the most rewarding job ever!”

There is a common misconception that we can somehow plan for our labour, but the truth is it's out of our hands and we should be thankful to get through it alive.

When Helen Carmina uploaded this photo, she never imagined within days it would be viewed by over 8 million people.