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Rising obesity levels blamed as nearly HALF of births now by C-section
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (36+ words) Soaring obesity levels blamed as nearly HALF of births are now by C-section'Daily Mail Soaring obesity levels blamed as nearly HALF of births are now by C-section By ANDY BEAVEN, NEWS AND FEATURE WRITER...
Mother, 21, discovers she is pregnant just 12 weeks after giving birth
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (598+ words) A 21-year-old mother discovered she was pregnant just 12 weeks after she gave birth to her son." Paulina Gammon welcomed her son Jakub in April last year with her husband Stanley, also 21, and the Derby-based couple soon relaxed into life in…...
Study using smart underwear finds average person farts 32 times a day
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (988+ words) It's often seen as a taboo subject, but a new study is finally lifting this lid on humans' farting habits." Scientists from the University of Maryland have developed 'smart underwear' that records exactly how often someone passes wind. According to…...
An expert reveals how men can improve their fertility
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1628+ words) When it comes to fertility and difficulties with conceiving, the focus is often placed squarely on reproductive health " and more often than not, through a female-centric lens. But for the one in six couples in Ireland who experience infertility, that…...
Pregnant Annie Kilner is seen on low-key outing
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (916+ words) By AMELIA WYNNE, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER and VIVEK CHAUDHARY, SENIOR REPORTER Pregnant Annie Kilner was seen for the first time on Tuesday since it was revealed she's expecting her fifth child with Kyle Walker. Last week the Daily Mail revealed the…...
NHS posts advert for nurse to advise cousins on having children
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1161+ words) The role - now closed for applications - was shared earlier this year in a bid to enable 'informed reproductive decision making'. The ideal candidate is described as fluent in Urdu and someone who 'values diversity and difference'. Last month new guidance…...
I miscarried at six months - a £315 doll helps me navigate my grief
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (844+ words) When Evelyn Roth lost her much-longed for baby when she was six months pregnant, she feared she'd never recover - until her therapist suggested she bought a lifelike doll to help her channel her grief. Ms Roth and her boyfriend Logan,…...
Pregnancy drug victims push Streeting for inquiry into silent scandal
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (675+ words) Victims of a controversial pregnancy drug will meet Wes Streeting today to push for a public inquiry into the "silent scandal. DES Justice UK (DJUK) is also wants the health secretary to create an NHS screening programme to identify those…...
Isabel Hodgins says she is 'exhausted' during final weeks of pregnancy
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (524+ words) The actress, 32, who is known as Victoria Sugden on the soap she joined aged 12, announced she and husband Adam Whitehead are expecting their first child back in August last year. And while Isabel said she thought she would be 'really…...
Doctors explain pregnancy complication which can cause a 'stone baby"
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1020+ words) By MARTI STELLING, HEALTH REPORTER 09:45 08 Feb 2026, updated 10:01 08 Feb 2026 Last week's episode of Call The Midwife featured a heartbreaking storyline which shed light on a rare pregnancy phenomenon known as lithopedion - when a woman is forced to deliver a calcified foetus....