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First-time mum who had solo IVF because she hadn’t found the perfect partner starts a dating app for people who want to start families

A performance coach who turned to solo IVF to have her son because she feared she was running out of time to find the perfect partner to have children with has used her experience to start a dating app for people wanting to start families. Also a ...

16 Aug 2022 at 09:04

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

Health

TV producer with breast cancer blog The Titty Gritty finds her prosthetic boob in daughter’s bag after she takes it to school to ‘show and tell’

A TV producer who started a blog called The Titty Gritty to raise awareness after having breast cancer found her prosthetic boob in her daughter’s bag and discovered she had taken it to school for ‘show and tell.’ Mum-of-three Helen Addis, 43,...

17 Mar 2022 at 08:25

Family

Devoted couple wet their 12th baby’s head and become the real life Cheaper by the Dozen family after having 12 children in 12 years

A devoted couple are enjoying a double celebration as they wet their 12th baby’s head in 12 years with her much-anticipated arrival making their family a real-life version of the comedy classic Cheaper by the Dozen. When Courtney Rogers, 37, ...

16 Mar 2022 at 08:25

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 ...

17 May 2023 at 19:00

Kate Forbes: I know challenge of returning to work after maternity leave

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has shared her experience of returning to work after maternity leave in the hope of inspiring other women. Ms Forbes, who is still on maternity leave from her role as Finance Secretary, gave ...

06 Mar 2023 at 16:43

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 ...

29 Aug 2023 at 16:00

Brain mechanism may explain why breastfeeding mothers leak milk when babies cry

A mechanism in the brain could explain why some breastfeeding mothers leak milk when their baby cries and why they continue to care for infants even when tired. It is a long-established observation that a mother’s breasts ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:00

Life

Author Kelechi Okafor: ‘Black feminism has been very integral and instrumental to my imagination’

Kelechi Okafor has undeniable hopes and dreams for black women. The actress, orator, host of Say Your Mind podcast and owner of London’s Kelechnekoff pole dancing studio, wants the “iterations and manifestations of black ...

26 Sept 2023 at 11:06

Half of anxiety and depression cases in new and expectant mothers missed: report

Half of cases of anxiety and depression among new and expectant mothers are going undiagnosed, top midwives have warned, as they called for a boost in staff numbers to help spot more cases of mental ill health. The ...

16 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Life

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of MasterChef: The Professional, or what growing up in Cardiff is like? Then some of this week’s podcasts will be a treat. 1. Sonder & Salt Streaming platform: ...

11 Apr 2024 at 08:55

Life

TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou: When I became a mum, I lost my identity

In typically direct fashion, TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou confesses that she didn’t take to motherhood quite as she expected. “When I became a mum I lost my identity a bit,” the reality show star reveals in her ...

20 Feb 2024 at 08:30

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