It’s Week 39 of your pregnancy, and there’s just a week to go! You may now be experiencing regular Braxton Hicks contractions, in preparation for the real thing.Everything you need to know about labourStrategies for coping with the pain

GP DR ROB SAYS:Castor oil is a powerful laxative and is reported to have been used by midwives for many years to induce labour. It's not clear how exactly it may achieve this, but some suggest that when stimulating the gut it also stimulates the womb causing contractions. The con...

been extended to 39 weeks. So if your baby was due on or after 1 April, regardless of when the baby actually arrives, you will get 90% of your salary paid for six weeks, and then a maximum of £108.85 a week for another 33 weeks.You will also be able

to be able to satisfy their employer that their partner has returned to work and has not used all of their maternity leave entitlement. Will a father be paid APL? Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is currently paid during the first 39 weeks of maternity leave

this and discuss the option of trying to turn the baby. If the baby is still breech at 39 weeks, they're most likely to recommend a planned Caesarean. We expect to detect the majority of breech babies in this way but, in a small number of women, their breech baby

this until their baby arrives.  You will not have to pay back your Statutory Maternity Pay if you don't return. Click here for info on this.Maternity payStatutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for 39 weeks - six weeks at 90% of your normal pay, then 33 weeks

this until their baby arrives.  You will not have to pay back your Statutory Maternity Pay if you don't return. Click here for info on this.Maternity payStatutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for 39 weeks - six weeks at 90% of your normal pay, then 33 weeks

Prima Baby congratulations to Samantha Who actress Christina Applegate, 39, who gave birth to her first baby last week. Christina and her rocker fiance Martyn LeNoble welcomed daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble on Jan 27 weighing 7lb 8oz. The couple have

It’s all very well trying to sleep, but it’s so hard to get comfy! Try a warm bath before bed, then lie on your side with a pillow under your bump and between your legs. Or use a pregnancy pillow, such as the Big V Maternity and Nursing Pillow, £39

to attend antenatal classes. All employed women are entitled to 39 weeks' Ordinary Maternity Leave - even if you're a new member of staff, or were already pregnant when you began your job. During your maternity leave, you will be entitled to Statutory