Giving birth over 30 - The number of women giving birth over the age of 35 is steadily increasing. According to one estimate, by the year 2000, 40 per cent of births in the...

Giving birth to junkies - In wealthy countries a majority of children are born with the use of pain relieving drugs. In wealthy countries drug addiction is increasing. ...

Birth weight link to blood pressure - Further evidence shows that a baby's development in the womb can influence its health in later life. ...

Caesarean: It triples the death rate in newborns - Babies born by Caesarean section are three times more likely to die soon afterwards than those born naturally, a new study has discovered.

Giving birth: why home could be best - Expectant women who can t decide between a home delivery and a hospital birth will be helped by a study that has reviewed the practices at seven mater...

Slimming: Lose too much weight after the first birth and you may have problems with the second - Women, who go on a dramatic weight-loss programme after the birth of their first child, are far more likely to have a pre-term birth the second time a...

Giving birth: water's good, and the sooner the better - Most maternity units accept that water births are far kinder to the mother and can significantly reduce labour pains But the role of the birthing...

More newborns die in america - Deaths of newborns in the US has been 10 per cent higher than Norway and other Scandinavian countries for 1986 and 1987, the most recent data availabl...