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Maternal rights campaigners attack Truss childcare tax plan

Liz Truss’ plans to give stay-at-home parents a tax break will cause “a mass exodus of women from the workforce”, campaigners have said. The Conservative leadership contender has proposed allowing individuals to transfer more of their personal ...

22 Jul 2022 at 14:48

Call for national guidelines on discussing past trauma in maternity appointments

National guidelines are needed to help maternity care professionals navigate discussions with pregnant women about past traumas, experts have said. Their study, published in the journal Plos One, also found that while talking about previously ...

17 May 2023 at 19:00

World

Covid-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

Covid-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the US last year – a crisis that has disproportionately affected black and Hispanic women, according to a government report. The ...

20 Oct 2022 at 12:34

Health & Wellbeing

Team GB cyclist Lizzie Deignan: I’ve learnt that more dreams are broken than won in the Olympics

Lizzie Deignan waited by her phone all day to hear whether she had been selected to represent Great Britain for a fourth time at the Paris Olympic Games. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a dramatic, emotional phone call that broke the good news to ...

18 Jul 2024 at 08:00

Postnatal depression drug ‘shows benefits five years on’

More must be done to make sure new mothers can have prompt access to antidepressants when needed, researchers have said after a study found extra benefits of an under-used drug. Between 10 and 15% of women suffer postnatal depression in ...

29 Aug 2023 at 16:00

Life

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

Who doesn’t love a good story that captivates you right from the start? Or have you ever thought about putting some of our favourite telly characters on the couch? 1. Everything I Know About Me Streaming platform: All streaming ...

09 May 2024 at 11:45

Body Image

Mum who struggled with weight after miscarriage, mother’s death and partner’s leukaemia diagnosis has lost eight stone

A mum whose weight repeatedly fluctuated up to 19 stone as she comfort ate after traumatic events including her mother’s death and an “awful” miscarriage has lost eight stone and plans to keep it off. Laura Finlow, 42, a ...

14 Aug 2024 at 06:30

Movies

Nicole Kidman suggests she planned to give up acting after starting a family

Nicole Kidman has suggested that she planned to give up acting after having children with Keith Urban, before being convinced to stay a Hollywood star by her mother. The Australian-American actress, 57, has four ...

15 Dec 2024 at 21:44

Scientists may know why many mothers and children have birthdays in same month

Scientists believe they may have the answer to why so many mothers share the same month of birth with their children. An analysis of more than 10 million births in Spain and France has shown it is more common ...

14 Dec 2023 at 05:01

Life

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

From the rise of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, what really happened during the 1984 miners’ strike, American novelist and academic Kiley Reid’s taking a red pen to her work and Lebanese-American comedian Janine ...

28 Mar 2024 at 12:37

Life

Giovanna Fletcher to release new baby sleep album

Podcaster and author Giovanna Fletcher has announced she is releasing an album to help babies sleep. Happy Mum, Happy Baby: The Sleep Album – named after her community for modern parents and the Sunday ...

28 Jul 2023 at 06:00

Entertainment

TV presenter Stacey Dooley reveals a nun convinced her to have her baby

TV presenter Stacey Dooley has said that a nun convinced her to have a baby while filming for a documentary. The 38-year old journalist spoke candidly about her journey into motherhood saying it was ...

21 Mar 2025 at 15:20

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