Pregnancy
One in ten British babies will soon be born via IVF. So why is it taboo?
As a result of a ruptured appendix, I am infertile. The appendicitis was followed by gangrene and peritonitis, which permanently…
New mothers deserve something better than NCT classes
When I was pregnant, nearly everyone who’d had children asked me and my husband whether we’d booked our antenatal course…
Exciting news: I haven’t done a pregnancy test yet but we may be expecting
Exciting news. We might be expecting. I say might because I haven’t done a pregnancy test yet. I thought about…
Driving test advice from 80 years ago
First test The driving test celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first person to take the test, R.E.L. Beene of Kensington,…
The unexpected joys of working while pregnant
‘You are like my cat.’ So I was told when eight-and-a-half months pregnant, just before going on maternity leave from…
How the NHS fails new mothers on breast-feeding
There is really no question about whether it is best for babies to be breast-fed, at least for the first…
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