The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has called for improved care of pregnant mothers carrying twins or triplets. Improvements were called for to reduce the medical risks and high levels of unnecessary caesarean births

Just a few short hours after arriving at the hospital yesterday, Shakira and boyfriend Gerard Piqué welcomed baby boy Milan Piqué Mebarak into the world.The proud new parents announced the birth of their first child together on the singer’s official

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Although the risk for premature babies is higher in developing countries, many dying from lack of care, experts say the proposed interventions could prevent premature births in the 39 most developed countries and prevent 58,000 premature births.They have also called

Childbirth, like babies, comes in all different shapes and sizes, but scientists in Liverpool are keen to find more ways to predict how a birth is going to be. The Liverpool-based scientists say we wouldn’t put up with such irregularities with any

Gail Johnson of the Royal college of Midwives, ‘but I can assure you, the thought of it is far worse than the reality.’ Giving birth vaginally is bound to take its toll on one of the most sensitive areas of the body. But being prepared is better than

Hollywood actress, Natalie Portman, 30, and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied have had a baby boy. No other details have been released as yet. Portman, who stuck by a strict vegetarian diet throughout her pregnancy, paid tribute to her fiancé during her Oscar acceptance speech for T...

Excited, impatient, nervous... chances are you're feeling all these things and more as you count down the days to your due date. Although every birth is different, having an idea of what might happen during the different stages of labour can help

Adele is "glowing" after the birth of her baby boy last month according to her close friend Alan Carr.Speaking to The Sun, the comedian said: “All I’ll say is I have seen Adele’s baby and he’s such a cutie. She’s doing great, she’s glowing

Prima Baby magazine’s expert midwife for the past decade, Nikki Khan can advise on all areas of pregnancy, labour & childbirth.If you have concerns, questions or just need some emotional support during your pregnancy, labour and birth or as a new