Pregnancy News
A Week in the News - 3rd October 2014
Friday 3rd of October 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week has seen a variety of different stories hit the headlines, from Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis naming their [...]
A Week in the News - 26th September 2014
Friday 26th of September 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAs the fallout from the Scottish referendum continues to feature in the headlines, it will be interesting to see what [...]
A Week in the News - 12th September 2014
Friday 12th of September 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has seen Oscar Pistorius once again hit the headlines with the verdict on the death of Reeva [...]
A Week in the News - 8th August 2014
Friday 8th of August 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonIt seems that the hot weather that we have been experiencing across the country is coming to an ubrupt end as storms [...]
A Week in the News - 25th July 2014
Friday 25th of July 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week the Commonwealth Games kicked off in Glasgow and we have already seen success for the Home Nations, with [...]
A Week in the News - 18th July 2014
Friday 18th of July 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week was seemingly going to be dominated by the wonderful weather that has gripped the UK this week, that [...]
A Week in the News - 4th July 2014
Friday 4th of July 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe World Cup has taken a slight break this week, and although it has undoubtedly been one of the most memorable in [...]
A Week in the News - 20th June 2014
Friday 20th of June 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonIn the past week we've seen the World Cup dominate the headlines, alongside the worrying story of the continuing [...]
A Week in the News - 6th June 2014
Friday 6th of June 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week has really been a mixed bag in terms of weather, with last weekend seeing high temperatures to storms [...]
A Week in the News - 23rd May 2014
Friday 23rd of May 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe week just past has seen us all vote in the European elections, and some of us given the chance to vote for local [...]
A Week in the News - 16th May 2014
Friday 16th of May 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe week we've just experienced has gone on to show us some very interesting news stories. The girls which have been [...]
A Week in the News - 9th May 2014
Friday 9th of May 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe sad story of kidnapped children in Nigeria hit the headlines this week, and it seems like whilst the world is [...]
A Week in the News - 2nd May 2014
Friday 2nd of May 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonIt's been a while since we last looked at the news, and many things have happened in the meantime! This week we've seen [...]
A Week in the News - 11th April 2014
Friday 11th of April 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe week began with the tragic news of the death of Peaches Geldof, a mother of two young children. Whilst her death [...]
A Week in the News - 4th April 2014
Friday 4th of April 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith poor weather affecting the whole of the UK, and the TV weather warning you not to do any exercise outside this [...]
A Week in the News - 28th March 2014
Friday 28th of March 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAs winter seemed to return for some this week, we've also seen the floods on the Somerset Levels eventually subside [...]
A Week in the News - 21st March 2014
Friday 21st of March 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith the continuing mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Air flight 370 you could be forgiven for [...]
A Week in the News - 14th March 2014
Friday 14th of March 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has been dominated by the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The story behind the missing plane [...]
A Week in the News - 21st February 2014
Friday 21st of February 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAs the days slowly become lighter and lighter the whole country is hoping that we've seen the back of the terrible [...]
A Week in the News - 7th February 2014
Friday 7th of February 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith the Winter Olympics being opened in Sochi this afternoon the gaze of the world has settled on Russia. With [...]
A Week in the News - 31st January 2014
Friday 31st of January 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAnother week has past, and now we're almost in February - it won't be long until Christmas again! This week we've seen [...]
A Week in the News - 10th January 2014
Friday 10th of January 2014 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonHappy New Year everyone, and we're back with our first round of up of the news in 2014. This week has been all about [...]
A Week in the News - 13th December 2013
Friday 13th of December 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith the world still celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela the news has seen stories of his life feature heavily. As a [...]
A Week in the News - 6th December 2013
Friday 6th of December 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week's news was quite slow in general, the autumn statement providing some interesting news yesterday. The news [...]
A Week in the News - 29th November 2013
Friday 29th of November 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWe're back with another look at the news, this time from the last couple of weeks. Over the last couple of weeks we've [...]
A Week in the News - 15th November 2013
Friday 15th of November 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonIn the past week we have been witness to the shocking events in the Philippines and the devastation caused by the [...]
A Week in the News - 8th November 2013
Friday 8th of November 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonToday we woke up with the news of a devastating 200mph storm that hit the Philippines; over double the speeds we [...]
A Week in the News - 25th October 2013
Friday 25th of October 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week the news has continued to feature the rise in energy prices which is going to affect all of us. 10% rises [...]
A Week in the News - 18th October 2013
Friday 18th of October 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has been dominated by price rises in the energy sector and then a "sexism" row in parliament, not to [...]
A Week in the News - 11th October 2013
Friday 11th of October 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAutumn has well and truly arrived this week with rain and high winds battering the country - just in time to knock all [...]
A Week in the News - 4th October 2013
Friday 4th of October 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week we've seen the Conservative party conference, and Ed Milliband's father criticised by the Daily Mail, so much [...]
A Week in the News - 20th September 2013
Friday 20th of September 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonAnother week has passed us by, and whilst the weather hasn't been too great there are rumours that we're going to [...]
A Week in the News - 13th September 2013
Friday 13th of September 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonHere we are with another look back at the news this week, with our focus of course on babies and pregnancy. The [...]
A Week in the News - 6th September 2013
Friday 6th of September 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWe're back with another look at the news that hit the headlines in the world of pregnancy and babies this week. Whilst [...]
Group B Strep: Get Informed
Tuesday 27th of August 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasIt has been in the news this week but for many pregnant women it’s not something they’re familiar with. [...]
A Week in the News - 9th August 2013
Friday 9th of August 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge still enjoying the first few weeks of their baby's life in private, the news in [...]
A Week in the News - 2nd August 2013
Friday 2nd of August 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week saw the inevitable calm after the storm as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge moved out of the spotlight and [...]
A Week in the News - 26th July 2013
Friday 26th of July 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonFor the first time since we started "A Week in the News" the news has actually been dominated by a story that we can [...]
A Week in the News - 19th July 2013
Friday 19th of July 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has been dominated by the weather, and whilst it is a typically British thing to do, it's hard to [...]
A Week in the News - 12th July 2013
Friday 12th of July 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week saw the start of the Ashes and cricket fans across the country will be waiting to see just how well England [...]
A Week in the News - 5th July 2013
Friday 5th of July 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe beginning of this week saw the end of the Glastonbury festival for another year, and the semblance of what some [...]
A Week in the News - 21st June 2013
Friday 21st of June 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week we've seen the attention of the Western world fall on Northern Ireland where the G8 summit was taking place. [...]
A Week in the News - 14th June 2013
Friday 14th of June 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has been dominated by one story, and that is of the whistleblower and former NSA employee Edward [...]
What To Expect...3rd Time Around
Thursday 13th of June 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasAs I watched my increasingly merry husband dutifully knock back yet another glass of champagne on my behalf at a recent [...]
A Week in the News - 7th June 2013
Friday 7th of June 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week was dominated by continuing events in Syria and the discovery that chemical weapons have probably [...]
Alarmism or Just the Plain Truth?
Friday 7th of June 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has this week released a paper suggesting that pregnant women and [...]
A Week in the News - 31st May 2013
Friday 31st of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThankfully this week has seen a far calmer news situation. With the terrible events that struck Woolwich last week was [...]
The Irresponsible Portrayal of the 'Perfect' Pregnant Body
Thursday 30th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasThe media have long been held to blame for both men and women having unhealthy and unrealistic ideals of how they [...]
A Week in the News - 24th May 2013
Friday 24th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis week's news has been dominated by the tragic events in Woolwich, London which saw a serving soldier brutally [...]
Obese Mum, Obese Baby?
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsHealth professionals have long advised women of the importance of maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy, both [...]
Does "One Born" Help to Relieve Our Fears?
Tuesday 21st of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe development of such programs as One Born Every Minute has brought pregnancy, labour and birth into our homes on [...]
A Week in the News - 17th May 2013
Friday 17th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonNews has been fairly slow this week, although David Beckham did his best to get the world interested when he announced [...]
Pregnant Smokers Keeping it Secret?
Wednesday 15th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasYou would have done well to miss the backlash from mums and mums-to-be on parenting sites this week over the latest [...]
A Week in the News - 10th May 2013
Friday 10th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThe news this week has been dominated by two events; one being the discovery of three missing women in Cleveland, the [...]
Will The Royal Baby Miss Out?
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasIt has been reported that the Duchess of Cambridge plans to shun the idea of having a maternity nurse to assist her [...]
iPad Addition - A Problem?
Tuesday 7th of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsThe Sunday Mirror recently reported Britain had found its youngest known iPad addict. A 4-year old girl was being [...]
A Week in the News - 3rd May 2013
Friday 3rd of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonWith the news today bringing the erosion of Conservative councils across the UK and the rise of UKIP it's perhaps a [...]
Out of The Mouths of Babes
Thursday 2nd of May 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsYour child exploring the world of language is a wonderful thing; the sense of achievement parents experience when their [...]
A Week in the News - 26th April 2013
Friday 26th of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonIn a week where we've seen major international news coming out from America with the aftermath of the Boston bombings, [...]
The Impact of IVF, Where To Labour and Dad's Seeing the Birth
Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Leoarna MathiasEarlier this month, Professor Robert Edwards, a pioneer of IVF and Nobel Prize winner, died. Louise Brown, who, in 1978 [...]
Drinking and Pregnancy: Do They Mix?
Friday 19th of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsA study reported by BJOG (an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) has concluded that light drinking is [...]
Why The Obsession With Celeb Pregnancies?
Monday 15th of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsThe announcement of a new celebrity pregnancy is almost always front page news on gossip magazines, which dedicate [...]
Scared of Childbirth?
Friday 5th of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasAre you scared of how you're going to cope getting that baby out into the open? You are not alone. In a recent report [...]
Maternity Rights; Home Psychology; and One Born
Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Leoarna MathiasRecent media coverage of the plight of women who have lost their jobs while on maternity leave makes for depressing [...]
First Aid - Know The Basics
Thursday 21st of March 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasEverywhere I look at the moment the subject of children's first aid seems to be there in some form or another. [...]
Too Posh to Push; and Counting the Cost of Kids
Thursday 14th of March 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Leoarna MathiasLast week The Telegraph reported that, at some London hospitals, the rate of caesarean section has climbed to 33%. In [...]
Helicopter Parenting: What's All The Fuss?
Friday 8th of March 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasHelicopter parenting is a term used (usually in a derogatory fashion) to describe parents who 'hover' over their [...]
IVF and the NHS
Monday 4th of March 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Alice EdwardsThe NHS plans to raise the age of publicly funded IVF treatment from 39 to 42 for eligible couples. Currently, IVF can [...]
Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
Friday 1st of March 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasKim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly found out that they are expecting a baby girl at their recent scan. The [...]
Who's Influencing Who?
Monday 25th of February 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Leoarna MathiasLast week Radio 4 Women's Hour published its 'Power List'; 100 women, deemed by the judging panel (headed up by [...]
The Pregnant Princess in a Bikini
Wednesday 13th of February 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasSo an Italian gossip magazine has today published photos of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge on a private holiday [...]
Baby Showers: Celebrity Self-Indulgence, or an Essential Celebration of Motherhood?
Wednesday 30th of January 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasTraditionally these were celebrations of the impending (or recent) arrival of a woman's first baby. Other women would [...]
Information Overload and Scaremongering?
Friday 11th of January 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasA recent article on the BBC News website discussed the perils of having too much (often inaccurate) information made [...]
New Year, New You?
Thursday 3rd of January 2013 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasWell I think that goes without saying as a pregnant woman! With a baby due to arrive at some point in 2013 then without [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Enjoy a Pregnant Christmas
Thursday 20th of December 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasOther people love to question how you'll 'cope' without being able to get drunk or eat unpasteurised cheese at [...]
Having a Gender Preference
Friday 14th of December 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasThis is one of the most common questions you get asked during pregnancy. Most people probably don't really expect you [...]
Maternity Fashion for The Christmas Season
Wednesday 12th of December 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingThe festive season brings with it big meals, family and work celebrations and nights out as well as the big one: New [...]
When Pregnancy isn't quite what you imagined: Royal Style
Friday 7th of December 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasI was delighted to hear that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her first baby. It will be something to celebrate [...]
Video Baby Monitors: A Step Too Far?
Wednesday 21st of November 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasThe market for video baby monitors is growing. New parents are often spending in excess of £100 to enable them to [...]
Can a Baby Survive at 23 Weeks?
Wednesday 14th of November 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingAfter Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt publicly spoke out about his personal views that the abortion limit should be halved [...]
No Sex November
Monday 5th of November 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasGet pregnant in November and your baby will be due in August. According to some mothers this ought to strike fear [...]
Feature in 'Parenting With Jo Frost'
Friday 12th of October 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: James BrightonThis month we are lucky to be featured in 'At Home Magazine's' Parenting with Jo Frost a great magazine that will help [...]
BadaBump Maternity Sportswear Review
Tuesday 1st of May 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingThis is an independent review written by a mother who used BadaBump Maternity Clothing during her pregnancy. Firstly [...]
How Pregnacare Plus Affected My Pregnancy
Wednesday 11th of April 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Siobhan ThomasThis is an independent review written by a mother who used Pregnacare Plus during her [...]
Smoking While Pregnant
Monday 26th of March 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingEarlier this month, Stacey Solomon was caught smoking with only a few months to go until her due date. She has faced a [...]
Sleeping In The Third Trimester
Friday 23rd of March 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingThose last three months of pregnancy are stressful enough, without having to add insomnia into the mix, yet many [...]
Travelling While Pregnant
Friday 9th of March 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingSo now the winter is over and the best way to get you through the last weeks of cold weather is to book a holiday! But [...]
Tired of Waiting for Your Baby?
Friday 2nd of March 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingWhen you're a mum to be, you'll be anxiously crossing the days off until your due date, so it's bound to be frustrating [...]
Too Much Information?
Friday 24th of February 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingWhen planning a pregnancy, how much information do you wish to know about the labour before hand? Some mothers like to [...]
The Overnight Bag
Friday 10th of February 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingDuring the stages of late pregnancy, you might be eagerly waiting for those contractions to start so that you can hurry [...]
Signs To Tell Whether It's a Boy or a Girl
Thursday 2nd of February 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingWhile I was talking to a friend who has just found out she's expecting she started listing the reasons why she thinks [...]
What Age Is The 'Right' Age?
Tuesday 31st of January 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingWith the amount of older first-time mothers being at a record high while the UK still holds the record for highest rate [...]
To know or not to know?
Monday 16th of January 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingRecently, I’ve noticed one of the first questions fired at a pregnant mother is always: do you know the sex yet? [...]
What do you wear when you're pregnant?
Monday 9th of January 2012 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by: Rosanne MouldingWalking through Topshop, I wander into their maternity section. The prices are pretty high but the clothes are [...]
Missing My Baby Bump, I Wish I Was Pregnant Again.
Friday 19th of August 2011 | Category: Pregnancy News | Written by:Are you sitting down? I've got a stunning announcement to make, and I wouldn't want to be responsible for any [...]
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