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- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
The politics of naming a child: Why Corbyn is the UK's hottest new baby name
Welcome to the world baby Corbyn!
- StyleLauren Sharkey
The Lindo Wing way: All the details on the birth suite used by Amal Clooney and the Duchess of Cambridge
True maternity luxury.
- StyleAlice Sholl
The Clooneys have welcomed twins, but what's the science behind having a girl and boy?
And what increases your chances of having fraternal twins?
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Are Beyoncé and Jay Z planning on letting Blue Ivy be at the birth of their twins?
Could Blue Ivy watch her mum Beyoncé give birth to her twin siblings?
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Breastfeeding could help reduce chronic pain after a Caesarean birth, study reveals
Has another benefit of breastfeeding been revealed?
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
The inspiring reason pregnant women are sharing videos of their disappearing baby bumps
*Clue - it's not what you think
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
This woman live streamed her birth on Facebook (and 62K people tuned in to watch!)
Sarah Cantwell chose to share her birth on social media to show that home births can be a positive experience.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Yes dads can get postnatal depression too!
It's more commonly associated with mothers, but PND actually affects 1 in ten dads.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Gentle caesarean: the more birth-like method of delivering your baby surgically
A new trend in giving birth sees women opting for a gentle caesarean which is claimed to offer a more birth-like experience.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
This woman had a free birth, but what even is that and is it safe?
What even is a free birth and how safe is it to have a baby without any medical assistance?
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
According to science, this is the most dangerous time to give birth
Scientists found that nine hours into a doctor's shift, the risk of maternal blood loss and a newborn's oxygen levels dropping was "significantly" greater.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Vagina ice pops are here to ease the pain of childbirth
A dad has come up with an unusual way to ease new mums post-birth pain...vagina ice pops or condoms filled with water and then frozen. Yikes!
- StyleAlex Eriksen
Australian Woman Gives Birth to 14-Pound Baby Without Epidural
An Australian woman and her big little bundle of joy, born in January and weighing in at 14 pounds, made waves on social media.
- StyleAlex Eriksen
Woman Goes Into Labor at 42,000 Feet, Flight Crew Delivers Child
Nafi Diaby gave birth to a girl named Kadiju with the help of the Turkish flight crew; photos of them have been shared on social media by the airline.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Pink's empowering body positive post urges new mums to stay off the scales
You can count on Pink to sprinkle a little body positivity when it’s needed. The 37-year-old mum-of-two just delivered a dollop of realness to all women, particularly other new mums who are learning to love their new post-baby bodies.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
British newborns cry more than almost any other babies in the world
Are British parents to blame for their newborns crying so much? The sound of a newborn crying is often hard to ignore, but British parents better get used to the noise as babies in the UK cry more than almost anywhere in the world, new research has revealed. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, reveals that the biggest baby bawlers were found to be in the UK, Italy, Canada and the Netherlands, while babies cried least in Denmark Germany and Japan.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
New ChatBot for mums aims to help improve breastfeeding rates in England
For many new mums breastfeeding can be fraught with hurdles and insecurities. It’s little wonder, therefore, that new research has revealed that though almost three-quarters (73%) of women in England start breastfeeding after giving birth, less that half (44%) are still doing so two months later. The survey of 500 mothers commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) found that fears about breastfeeding included that it could be painful (74%), prevent them taking medication (71%) and be embarrassing in front of strangers (63%).
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
These babies named Romeo and Juliet were born hours apart in hospital rooms next to each other
Introducing baby Romeo and Juliet! Is this the cutest coincidence ever? In the cutest coincidence ever two babies called Romeo and Juliet were born in adjoining hospital rooms just hours apart. Morgan and Edwin Hernandez’s baby boy, Romeo, was born at Blufton Hospital in South Carolina on Saturday 18 March.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Rochelle Humes has framed her baby's umbilical cord - and not everyone thinks that's OK
First little hat, first booties, hospital nametag…But Rochelle Humes has chosen something a little bit more unusual to celebrate the arrival of her second daughter by opting to have her newborn’s umbilical cord turned into art work and framed. The 27-year-old singer and TV presenter who welcomed her second daughter, Valentina Raine with husband Marvin Humes last week, took to Instagram to share an image of her baby girl’s dehydrated umbilical cord arranged into the word ‘love’ alongside a pot of placenta capsules. According to some experts placenta pills are said to aid recovery after birth, and provide post-birth nutrients to new mums.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Is it time we lifted the lid on the 'silent trimester' of pregnancy?
Is it time to lift the lid on the silent trimester of pregnancy? You’re pregnant! But while catching sight of those double blue lines for the first time should, in theory, kickstart one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life, for some mums-to-be, those first 12 weeks of pregnancy can in fact be fraught with fear, fatigue and feeling sick as a dog. Throw a significant threat of miscarriage into the mix and far from being a celebration, the first three months of pregnancy can in fact be a period of mass trepidation.
- StyleNisean Lorde
Birth photographer ‘dumps’ client for choosing C-section
“A surgery isn’t birth, my dear,” the photographer wrote. A screenshot of the text exchange between the client and the photographer was posted to the Sanctimommy Facebook page. You are having a surgery to remove your baby from your abdomen,” the photographer wrote in the text message.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Amanda Holden opens up about the therapy that helped her cope with two traumatic births
The Britain’s Got Talent judge has opened up about the two traumatic births she endured in 2011 and 2012 and revealed that she turned to counselling to help her cope with what happened. Amanda who also has an older daughter 11-year-old Alexa with her husband Chris Hughes, explained that she needed therapy after feeling unable to cope. According to the Birth Trauma Association (BTA) as many as 200,000 women may feel traumatised by childbirth and in the UK alone it is estimated that 10,000 women a year go on to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or symptoms of the disorder, as a consequence of their birth experience.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Huggies launch the world's smallest nappy to cater for super premature babies
Aside from the fact that they’re going to get through a fair few of them, new parents often don’t give a second thought to the size of a newborn nappy. The new Huggies Little Snugglers Nano Preemie Diapers have been specially designed to protect the fragile skin of premature babies, while also helping to encourage healthy growth and development. The World Health Organisation reports that around 15 million babies are born prematurely every year.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Widowed dad pens heartfelt post urging mums suffering from post-natal depression to seek help
A heartbroken husband has reached out to new mums after his wife took her own life, following a battle with post-natal depression. Now, as he raises his son alone, the dad has penned a heartfelt message to all new mums that they are not alone and are not failing if they don’t manage to breastfeed. “For all the new mums experiencing low mood or anxiety, please seek help and talk about your feelings,” he wrote.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
The rise of the sixty-plus birth club
Earlier this week, it was announced that Dame Julia Peyton-Jones, the former co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, had swapped retirement for motherhood, having welcomed her first child, a daughter called Pia, at the ripe age of 64. Janet Jackson recently gave birth to her first child, a son Eissa, at 50, while Mick Jagger is back in the sleep-deprived haze of babyhood, having welcomed his eighth child, Deveraux Octavian Basil, back in December. Nicole Kidman has also revealed that she may not be done with the whole giving birth thing and is still hoping for another baby at the age of 49.
