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Creative pregnancy announcements
Announcing that you're expecting can be a time to express your creativity, sense of humour and imagination. Check out how other parents and parents-to-be have broken the news to friends and family.
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Funny ultrasound pictures
It's called pareidolia - when the brain makes an image or pattern appear where there isn't really one.
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Life-long focus on our tiniest babies
When you walk through the doors into a neonatal intensive care unit, you are entering a world where the babies are often dressed in dolls' clothes.
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Clementine Ford: My battle with perinatal depression
I was stuck in the mid-air of pregnancy, and I couldn't force the plane to land on the reassuring, blessed ground.
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Amy had no idea her 'normal birth' could leave her so broken
Amy Dawes was hell bent on avoiding a caesarean. She had no idea her "normal birth" could leave her so broken.
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Pregnant, 16 ... and fighting cancer
A 16-year-old girl with terminal cancer has chosen to put her treatment on hold so she can give birth to her child.
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Planned early births linked to poor child development
Babies born before 39 weeks and via either a caesarean section or induction of labour are at greater risk of developing learning difficulties, new Australian research suggests.
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When your partner gains 'pregnancy weight'
It's not only the mum-to-be who gains weight - sometimes the expectant dad follows in her footsteps.
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When someone accidentally reveals the gender of your baby
While most couples announce their baby's gender after the birth, there are those who accidentally reveal this news before their baby's arrival.
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Help - I'll be missing fatherhood from the very start
My first baby is due in a few months, but I'm going to miss the birth.
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What pregnancy is really like: mums share their honest opinions
We asked real women what surprised them during their pregnancy. They've shared their experiences in the hope of preparing the rest of us better for the ride
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Watch hilarious montage of strangest pregnancy questions on Yahoo Answers
Some of the strangest questions about pregnancy - and some of the most bizarre spelling - have made for a hilarious video.
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'Last week you were pregnant, this week you're not and you don't have a baby to show for it'
From 1916 to today, attitudes to stillbirths have changed dramatically, but there is more to be done.
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