Wildebeest, also known as gnu, are large muscular antelopes that weigh 120-300kg. They have a large head, a robust muzzle and impressive horns that grow upwards and curve inwards. Their short hair ...

So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier labour, giving birth in hours and on their own? In an attempt to answer this evolutionary question, scientists have been looking at how ...

Scientists think giving birth activates this network to help a mother detect threats and protect her infant from harm, especially in dangerous situations when that network can help ramp up adrenaline.

'I gave birth 12 weeks early while on holiday and now face huge bill to bring baby home' ...

I trust myself. My body knows what to do." Trying to encourage relaxation is a reason unassisted-birth believers don't want a doctor or midwife present. Traditional medicine holds that a midwife ...

In real life, there's a bit more to birth than that! However, it isn't always as painful and traumatic as some mums-to-be are lead to believe either, which is why we've asked midwife Anne Richley to ...

The cervix, which opens into your vagina, starts to dilate. Dilation is the opening of the cervix, and you are only ready to ...

But generally speaking, you can usually have whatever you can manage. Whatever it is, the first things you eat and drink after giving birth are likely going to taste AMAZING. Even if you're eating ...

Preterm birth is when you deliver a baby before your due date. Doctors call this type of birth a “preterm birth.” But most women know it as giving birth to a “preemie.” Some babies are delivered ...

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