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This picture shows the caring side of footballer John Terry, who was happy to take some time out of his busy day to pose with a young fan.

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A headteacher bullied by Baby P council chief Sharon Shoesmith has had a ruling that she was unfairly dismissed upheld.

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A mother whose four children died in a house blaze has said an inquest which found that their lives could have been saved with better fire prevention systems was a “very fair hearing”.

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Pregnant women DO suffer short-term memory loss, new research claims…

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Earlier this year she stripped off with just a load of lettuce leaves protecting her modesty as she protested for animal rights.

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Tragedy of young mother, 20, who died hours after giving birth to son

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Obese women should lose weight before they become pregnant because of the risks to mother and baby by being overweight, new guidance says.

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Mother only found about her baby’s abnormalities minutes before birth
This is the second registered case of a two-headed baby being born in Brazil this year

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She’s about ready to pop but it seems Beyonce is determined to dress to impress right up until the moment she gives birth to her first child.

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How father saved nine-weeks-premature son’s life by giving him mouth-to-mouth

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Jack and Sophie have remained the most popular baby names in Scotland for the fourth year in a row.

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A coroner has said the death of a two-year-old boy from Cheshire in 2007 could have been avoided if police and social services had acted differently.

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The Fostering Network is warning of a shortfall of almost 9,000 foster families in the UK, but for one lucky baby, a period of fostering led to successful adoption into a family.

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Scientists have developed a ‘fertility wand’ that has been shown to double the chances of becoming pregnant. The pregnancy rate among women undergoing IVF who had the new treatment was 32.7 per cent, compared to 13.7 per cent in comparison groups who did not have the therapy. The live birth rate was also higher in the treatment [...]

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A woman working at Britain’s nuclear weapons factory was sacked because she became pregnant, a tribunal has heard.

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Standing together in the dock of the world’s most famous criminal court stood two confused and sobbing parents, accused of the worst offence imaginable: beating and shaking their own baby to death.

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A woman working at a top secret weapons factory claims she was sacked after telling her bosses she was suffering from morning sickness.

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Two years ago she was written off by social workers as ‘too dumb’ to marry, let alone become a mother.

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An NHS hospital discarded the sperm samples of 34 cancer patients – meaning the men had to be told they may have lost their chance to father children.

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Former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq is to become a mother.

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Doctors in California are preparing to send home one of the smallest premature babies ever to survive anywhere in the world.

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How a fifth of 45 year olds have not started a family

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A controversial New Zealand church has rolled out a publicity stunt in time for Christmas – with a billboard showing the Virgin Mary holding a positive pregnancy test.

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She certainly has her hands full running around after her six children, juggling her own film career with that of her partner’s, and travelling the world for her humanitarian work.

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The Times and FT report today that Hamleys, is ditching its separate floors for boys and girls along with their pink and blue signs and replacing them with signs that simply state the types of toys sold. The Times story says: Hamleys, the country’s most famous toy store, has abandoned its traditional separate floors for boys and girls [...]

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A coroner has written to the Health Secretary calling for all pregnant women and those who breastfeed to take vitamin D.

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Mrs Plews was having contractions but midwives judged she had plenty of time before the baby would arrive

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Before her tragic passing in 2007, Anna Nicole Smith was well known her outrageous behaviour.

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First time stress has been shown to affect the balance between the sexes
Findings based on stress caused by the 2005 Tarapaca earthquake in Chile

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A couple whose unborn child had been given a one-in-ten chance of survival welcomed a baby girl today.

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Funny, outrageous and downright rude. Who’s in Liz Jones’ firing line this week?

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Report highlights case of one expectant mother who collapsed during four-day journey from Northern Ireland to Bedfordshire

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Women will be encouraged to claim free pill by filling in online form

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Women will be encouraged to claim free pill by filling in online form

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A British Airways scheme to encourage cabin crew to socialise with pilots has gone further than planned – with a married captain getting a teenage stewardess pregnant.

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Man, 35, and woman, 33, arrested and bailed
Police attend candlelit vigil which saw house damaged
Over 100 gather outside property in Gravesend, Kent

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The offensive greeting card meant to congratulate new mothers-to-be

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A man and a woman from Kent have been arrested after a baby was admitted to hospital in a critical condition.

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Schoolgirls must be taught that many men secretly think a woman’s place is in the home, a leading headteacher has warned.

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All women who are trying to have a baby should take special ‘conception’ vitamins after a study found fertility patients were twice as likely to get pregnant if they were taking them.

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Babies have a hard-wired sense of social justice, new research shows.

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A 30p multi-vitamin pill could more than double a woman’s chance of having a baby, according to a study.

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Celebrity lawyer accused of sacking filing clerk because she got pregnant

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Six-month-old Jovie is closely monitored for the three hours she is taken off the breathing apparatus

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Former spin chief says media treatment of some stars ‘inhumane’
McCanns were seen as a ‘commodity’ by press

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It’s the colour everyone dons when it comes to celebrating Christmas.

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Increasing numbers of new parents are turning to Google to help them decide the name of their child. The growing trend for ‘Googling’ a baby’s potential name is happening around the world as parents try and avoid names which bring up an undesirable search result. Other new mothers and fathers are basing the decision on [...]

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Scientists say wait two years before having your second child

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Scientists say wait two years before having your second child

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Thirty-seven stone mother-of-fourteen names baby boy… after Muslim word for holy war

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