Over Christmas, I heard another version of the Christmas story, and it really got me thinking about Mary, Jesus's mother.This woman had absolutely no…

Being a mother to a toddler is a fulfilling and challenging experience that no one really prepares us to face. Everything is on the move: every day t…

Postnatal depression and the difficulties it can cause, is now being recognised as a significant but treatable condition. It affects between 10 and 1…

A woman is not born a mother, but rather, she becomes one. This process starts with pregnancy and takes place day by day, experience after experienc…

When we think of giving birth, women prepare in different ways but there are some similarities in all birth preparations. The build-up is often about…

The time around the birth of a baby is momentous. It is the start of a new relationship, one that is likely to be significant to you forever. Usually…

The health service is quoted (The Times Monday January 6th 2014) as saying that postnatal depression is more common than many people realise and case…

ITV This Morning programme (aired 25/3/13) compiled a survey declaring that 3/4 of the respondents experienced distress and a reluctance to recommenc…

One hundred years ago, people didn’t have to make a choice about whether to have children or not. Contraceptives and terminations were unavailable. M…

One area which is not often discussed is a couple's sexual relationship after childbirth, in particular, the experience of painful sex and loss of de…