Mum-to-be Jessica Marais clearly loves being pregnant! She couldn’t help but show off her baby bump on Tuesday, as she and her fiancé James Stewart went to one of their final check-ups and to book in the birth of their first child. The former Packed to the Rafters star, who looked like she was ready […]

There has been speculation about a baby bump for weeks and now friends close to Reese Witherspoon have confirmed that she and her husband of one year Jim Toth are expecting their first child together. The actress, who just turned 36, is already mum to her two children with Ryan Philippe, 12-year-old Ava and eight-year-old […]

She has always been one to speak her mind (who could forget her “is tuna chicken or fish” incident), but since becoming pregnant Jessica Simpson has been sharing a little too much information. Recently, while on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the singer turned businesswoman explained why her baby bump was so big. “Apparently I have a […]

In the wake of the tragic death of home birth advocate Caroline Lovell, a mother of eight home-born babies and one who chose to have a caesarean section discuss their birth experiences. The case for hospital births Emma Macdonald, journalist and mother of two, who elected to have a caesarean for her second birth. The […]

Pregnant bellies and a splash of plaster are coming together in country Australia to create a mini health revolution, Bryce Corbett reports. It’s just after midday in an annexe of the Moree Base Hospital in country NSW. The air is heavy with humidity and the earth under foot is still moist from the region’s worst […]

Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia or those at risk of developing the condition will be encouraged to learn that a study published by the British Medical Journal has suggested particular dietary supplements can significantly reduce their risk of having the abnormally high blood pressure and other symptoms which can lead to premature birth. A team of […]

The cover of New York Magazine this month features a naked, pregnant, 50+ woman under the coverline: is she too old for this? Further down, the story asks: is there anything wrong with being 53 and pregnant? Related: I had a baby at 50 – without IVF The story taps into the controversy over older […]

Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott have welcomed their third child — a baby girl named Hattie Margaret. The 38-year-old actress announced the news on Twitter writing: “Our family is so happy to announce that 10/10/11 a baby girl Hattie Margaret McDermott was born at 7.08am. She’s amazing!” She also posted a picture of […]

Sperm donation is often seen as a gift to thousands of infertile couples, who find joy and completion in a child that might not otherwise exist. But their children sometimes find that joy bound with longing, loss and lifelong confusion about their true identity. Narelle Grech knows the details by heart: his code name is […]

The rumour mill went into overdrive yesterday when a gossip magazine claimed Prince William and Kate Middleton were expecting twins. While the world marvelled over where the super-slim Duchess of Cambridge was hiding two 12-week-old babies, and we dreamed up designs for a royal pregnancy commemorative edition, royal representatives were drafting a press statement to […]