. It often occurs with diabetes and identical twins, and sometimes with congenital abnormalities. It can also affect how your baby is lying in the run-up to the birth.Diabetes Gestational - or pregnancy - diabetes is when the pancreas doesn't produce enough

rich in iron, calcium and magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin K - essential for normal blood clotting, particularly after the birth.Buckwheat Use as a nutritious pasta or potato alternative. It's packed with beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium

dreadfully guilty and even told my GP I was thinking about adoption. I just wanted the birth over with so I could get on with my life. When I went into labour, my sister Karen rushed over to my flat and took me to hospital. I was backwards and forwards

of coming into contact with the infection naturally. This risk increases if fewer children are vaccinated.Won't all these jabs overload my baby's immune system?No. ‘Vaccine overload' is a myth. ‘From birth, a baby comes into contact with thousands of viruses

, but they will not be strong enough to bring on labour, unless you are ready to give birth anyway. In fact, sex is a recommended way to bring on labour if you go past your due date!Q. Does the baby know what's going on? Well, you know that your baby can hear your voice from

Infertile phase Hormone levels Oestrogen and Progesterone stay fairly high, eventually drop. Body temperature Steadily drops back to normal Cervical Secretions Dry, few secretionsTaken from the book: Conception, pregnancy and birth, by Miriam Stoppard

healthier eggs. The rate of live births has risen from 14% in 1991 to 30% in 2010.According to the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, which monitors fertility clinics and their outcomes, one in every 80 babies born in the UK is conceived using IVF

Like any mum, Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman, 37, has had to perfect the art of multitasking. But, unlike most mums, she has had to do this in the public eye. Two weeks after giving birth to her son, Rudy, by C-section, Edith was presenting

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. In 1968 the average age was 23. The study published in the medical journal Obstetrician and Gynaecologist is a review of several major studies on fertility and getting pregnant. It reveals that the number of women giving birth at 40+ has trebled