Articles about Pregnancy and birth

Over Christmas, I heard another version of the Christmas story, and it really got me thinking about Mary, Jesus's m...

Being a mother to a toddler is a fulfilling and challenging experience that no one really prepares us to face. Ever...

Postnatal depression and the difficulties it can cause, is now being recognised as a significant but treatable cond...

Recently the Mail Online shared claims that “depression starts in the womb”.

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

When we think of giving birth, women prepare in different ways but there are some similarities in all birth prepara...

Mental health support lacking for mothers with postnatal depression.

The time around the birth of a baby is momentous. It is the start of a new relationship, one that is likely to be s...

New research finds that first-time mothers are at risk of developing symptoms of depression.

The health service is quoted (The Times Monday January 6th 2014) as saying that postnatal depression is more common...

ITV This Morning programme (aired 25/3/13) compiled a survey declaring that 3/4 of the respondents experienced dist...

One hundred years ago, people didn’t have to make a choice about whether to have children or not. Contracepti...