services.Despite pre-election promises to increase the number of midwives, David Cameron has failed to deliver, says the Royal College of Midwives. The Prime Minister promised to provide funding for 3,000 extra midwives, but it seems this pledge has been

Rebecca Scott-Williams tells her birth story: 'We knew we were having a little boy and 3 days after my due date, it was a Monday, I had a terrible headache and swelling to my ankles.Concerned about pre-eclampsia I phoned the midwives at our local birthing unit. They asked me to g...

professional fails to change their minds.So what's it really like to have a C-section and how does it affect life as a new mum?...Caesareans: the facts

Kate Silverton has announced she is four months pregnant after giving up hope of ever having biological children of her ownThe 40-year-old BBC Newsreader conceived naturally after four unsuccessful IVF attempts. After each attempt failed, leaving

of age than those who were breastfed for one month or less.Failing to breastfeed did not negate the beneficial effects of eating fish during pregnancy.Remember to go easy, however, with oily fish such as salmon, sardines or mackerel: two portions a week

After several failed attempts at IVF, Debbie Moran-Simmonds decided to try one last time....'Twenty years ago, when I was 19, I was told I had blocked Fallopian tubes, which would reduce my chances of conceiving naturally. However, a year later, I

was failing as she suffered from post-natal thyroid problems. 'Normally you put on weight if you have an under-active thyroid. But there is a percentage of people that have it reversed’, she said. ‘It was very hard to concentrate, you can’t sleep and I got

You are meant to put on weight when you have a baby. You need it to provide the extra energy for producing milk to feed your little one after the birth.The problem comes when it fails to disappear months later.It is important not to expect to lose

% chance of falling pregnant at all.Mrs Medina told the Daily Mail: "The conclusion of my consultant was I had failed ovarian function and had less than a 1% chance of getting pregnant naturally or with IVF."However, their luck was set to change when, after

really bad tear or a difficult forceps delivery.'Emergency CaesareansAll C-sections performed once labour has begun are classified as 'emergencies'. The most common reason for an emergency Caesearean is that labour has failed to progress - contractions