1 IN 10 U.S. WOMEN WITH ZIKA WHILE PREGNANT HAD DEFORMED FETUS OR BABY, CDC REPORTS

Confirmed infections in the first trimester posed the highest risk -- with about 15 percent having Zika-related birth defects, said the CDC Vital Signs report... READ MORE›

FANS OF APRIL, THE PREGNANT GIRAFFE, CONTINUE ANXIOUS WAIT FOR LIVE-STREAMED BIRTH

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HAS YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS AFFECTED YOUR CARE FROM THE NHS

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NERVOUS SYSTEM BIRTH DEFECTS 20 TIMES LIKELIER FOR ZIKA-HIT MOTHERS, STUDY FINDS

By contrast, central nervous system abnormalities appeared in 60 infants and fetuses per 1,000 pregnancies when mothers were infected with Zika... READ MORE›

SARAH BROWN: IT IS UPLIFTING THAT MY DAUGHTER'S DEATH CAN HELP OTHERS

Death of Gordon Brown's premature baby led to research that saved the life of the grandchild of former Labour leader John Smith... READ MORE›

UK MIDWIFE SHORTAGE LEAVES WOMEN FEELING LIKE CATTLE, REPORT FINDS

She said The fact that half of women have experienced a red flag event is hugely worrying... READ MORE›

It is the most detailed medical examination your baby will have during pregnancy... READ MORE›

AS ZIKA VIRUS SPREADS, EL SALVADOR ASKS WOMEN NOT TO GET PREGNANT UNTIL 2018

Authorities have confirmed a dozen cases of Zika virus in the United States... READ MORE›

BABY SELLING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARRESTS IN MALAYSIA

A woman and two men were arrested on Wednesday after police raided clinics and homes on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

PREMATURE BABY 'LEFT TO DIE ALONE IN ROOM FOR DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE' AT NHS HOSPITAL

A premature baby was left to die in a sluice room at a failing NHS Trust hospital in Manchester... READ MORE›

WHY IS AMERICAN HOME BIRTH SO DANGEROUS

This second class of poorly trained midwives attend the majority of American home births... READ MORE›

DENIED AN ABORTION, 11-YEAR-OLD RAPE VICTIM IN PARAGUAY GIVES BIRTH

The case cast a spotlight on child rape, pregnancy and abortion laws in Paraguay... READ MORE›

MATERNAL DEATHS WORLDWIDE DROP BY HALF, YET SHOCKING DISPARITIES REMAIN

Globally, caesarean section rates are rising, and medically unnecessary caesarean sections are prevalent, the authors report... READ MORE›

SUICIDES OF BENEFIT CLAIMANTS REVEAL DWP FLAWS, SAYS INQUIRY

O In one local office staff failed to provide adequate support for vulnerable claimants, according to a report... READ MORE›

BRUSSELS AIRPORT BLAST: SEVERAL INJURED AFTER MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS ROCK BELGIAN CAPITAL

Belgian media reported that numerous people had been injured in the airport's departure hall... READ MORE›

CDC REPORTS 279 PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ZIKA IN U.S.

More than 270 pregnant women in the U.S. are also infected with the Zika virus, and are worrying about whether their babies will suffer birth defects... READ MORE›

JAMAICA FIGHTS ZIKA WITH REGGAE

The video stars obstetrician and gynecologist Michael Abrahams, who energetically advises people on how to deter potentially dangerous mosquitoes from threatening their homes... READ MORE›

OBAMA CALLS FOR RAPID ZIKA RESEARCH AS VIRUS SEEN SPREADING

An estimated 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms, making it difficult for pregnant women to know whether they have been infected... READ MORE›

GREEK GRANDMOTHER BECOMES WORLD'S OLDEST SURROGATE MOTHERA

A 67-year-old Greek grandmother has given birth to her daughter's baby girl, becoming the world's oldest surrogate mother... READ MORE›

KIDS PLAY WITH 1980S MOBILE PHONES AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE

The much-debated Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution provides equal protection for both the mother and the fetus... READ MORE›

HOW A FAREWELL CUDDLE REVIVED A DYING BABY

Mrs Ogg ordered her husband to clamber into the bed and take off his shirt so that the infant could have extra warmth... READ MORE›

'I HAD A FAIRLY COMFORTABLE LIFE ONCE'

As a result she walks the streets of Dublin city for hours every day... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS PREGNANCY CASE CONFIRMED IN SPAIN

Spain has confirmed that a pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus... READ MORE›

PREGNANT WOMAN WHO WAS FILMED HANGING FROM BATACLAN THEATRE WINDOW LEDGE IS 'DOING WELL'

Paris attacks Pregnant woman who was filmed hanging from Bataclan theatre window ledge is 'doing well'... READ MORE›

FATTEMAH'S CHOICE: STAY IN A WARZONE OR RISK LOSING HER BABY ON JOURNEY TO EUROPE

This isn't great for a pregnant woman who needs to be in a warm soft place, not on a cold hard floor, says Fattemah... READ MORE›

PREGNANT TV PRESENTER KRISTI GORDON RECEIVES HATE MAIL FOR HER CLOTHES AND 'GROSS' BODY

Pregnant tv presenter kristi gordon receives hate mail for her clothes and gross body... READ MORE›

A CHILEAN WOMAN HAD A CALCIFIED FOETUS LIVING IN HER BODY FOR 50 YEARS

X-rays showed a 2 kilo 4.4lb foetus thought to have died during pregnancy inside the woman's abdomen and outside her uterus... READ MORE›

MOTHER SURVIVES 45 MINUTES WITHOUT A PULSE AFTER 'SPONTANEOUSLY RESUSCITATING'

After her daughter, Taily, was delivered by caesarean section, amniotic fluid entered her bloodstream and heart, creating a vacuum that stops circulation... READ MORE›

MOTHER HOPES TO DONATE WOMB TO HER DAUGHTER

Her 25-year-old daughter, Sara, who lives in Sweden, was born without reproductive organs... READ MORE›

WOMAN'S 'PREGNANCY' TURNS OUT TO BE DEADLY TUMOR

Post to Facebook Woman's 'pregnancy' turns out to be deadly tumor A woman died after doctor's initially mistook a nearly 5-inch tumor for her being pregnant... READ MORE›

ALMOST 75% OF NHS MATERNITY FACILITIES 'NEED IMPROVEMENT'

In total, 209 clinical commissioning groups CCGs were rated, of which 144 needed improvement, with 11 registering the greatest need for improvement, according to NHS England... READ MORE›

DEMAND FOR ABORTIONS SOARS IN COUNTRIES HIT BY ZIKA OUTBREAK, STUDY FINDS

Women in Latin America, where abortion is often illegal, are seeking online help in unprecedented numbers in response to the virus linked to birth defects... READ MORE›

ONLY TWO COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS WILL ESCAPE THE ZIKA VIRUS

If a pregnant woman is infected by the virus, the baby could be born with microcephaly... READ MORE›

WOMAN AGED 51 GIVES BIRTH TO HER OWN GRANDSON

Sherri Dickson said she experienced the definition of sadness when her daughter Mandy Stephens lost a baby who was born prematurely in 2013... READ MORE›

PANAMA HAS 'FIRST MICROCEPHALY CASE OUTSIDE BRAZIL'

The World Health Organization WHO has declared a global public health emergency over the possible connection between the mosquito-born virus and microcephaly... READ MORE›

PREGNANT OR NOT, CHERYL'S NEWS IS HERS TO SHARE AND NOT OURS TO SPECULATE

If you've been living under a rock this past week, you might have missed the media frenzy surrounding Cheryl's rumoured pregnancy. Emphasis on the word '..... READ MORE›