It has been confirmed that women will be given the right to choose a Caesarean section birth on the NHS.The guidelines issued today by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) state that pregnant women can now opt for a C-section, even

Plans are underway to give all women the right to choose a caesarean section birth on the NHS.The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently drafting guidelines that will allow women to choose the medical procedure, even

Films that portray childbirth with a moment of light panting followed by images of women airbrushed and made-up cuddling quiet newborns make women feel like failures according to actress Tilda Swinton, 50, who was talking at the Cannes Film Festival

As winter kicks in the Government is eager to spread the message that pregnant women need to get their flu jabs. So-called high risk groups, which include pregnant women, patients aged 65 years and older, and patients aged under 65 years in risk

Apprentice host Alan Sugar has spoken out about laws protecting women saying that employers should be able to ask female applicants about their plans to have children. He says that it turns interviews into a 'psychological charade' with employers

Katie Hopkins has caused controversy by saying women who take more than three weeks off to have a baby are bad for businessFormer Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins caused controversy on a recent episode of The One Show when she argued that women

Research funded by Diabetes UK has demonstrated that a wearable ‘artificial pancreas’ could radically reduce the risks pregnancy poses to women with Type 1 Diabetes. The devise to be worn by pregnant women will constantly monitor glucose

A Dept of Health report out today (30th Sept 2010) recommends that pregnant women should be offered free swine flu vaccinations as part of the NHS seasonal flu campaign, to safeguard against a resurgence of swine flu.Govt Director of Immunisations

to contraction problems. The key for researchers, based at the Centre for Better Births at Liverpool (as part of the University of Liverpool), is to be in a position to spot signs of premature labour, particularly among women expecting twins. Plus, they hope

A new study has subverted the stereotype that women are more broody than men, by suggesting a desire for children is equally prevalent in both sexes.The research, presented at the British Sociological Association’s annual conference, showed that men