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Pregnancy Week by Week
Congratulations, you've just uttered the words, "I am pregnant!" Find out what changes are happening to your body and see how your baby is developing each week of your pregnancy.
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Pregnancy cravings
Food cravings are experienced by many women throughout pregnancy, and can include virtually anything. However there are some fairly common cravings shared by a majority of women!
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Busting myths about movement in the womb
One of the most precious and important parts of pregnancy is feeling your baby kicking around.
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'I'm having a bunny!': mum-to-be gets ultrasound surprise
Those early ultrasounds aren't always as clear as you might expect, as one mum recently discovered.
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Pregnant woman has scan to learn baby's sex at dying mum's bedside
Almost three million people have viewed a video of a pregnant woman having an ultrasound scan after she shared it on her Facebook page.
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Husband surprises wife with pregnancy announcement after vasectomy
"Surprise, you're pregnant!" They're not words many men get to say, especially six months after they have had a vasectomy.
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The truth about those 'glamorous' maternity photo shoots
Who wouldn't want to be immortalised at a time when you have all the sprightliness of a morbidly obese mammoth suffering from haemorrhoids?
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Is this the most excited grandfather-to-be ever?
There's no doubt this man was excited to hear he was going to a grandfather.
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How some women can go 9 months not realising they’re pregnant
Cases of "cryptic pregnancy" – also known as "pregnancy denial" – are actually not particularly rare.
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Couple's explosive gender reveal
When a member of the US Army Special Forces and his fiancee learnt they were expecting, they knew they wanted to do something original to find out the sex of their baby.
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Incredible video shows baby rolling in the womb
There's no doubt pregnancy is a very special time – but it can also bring some rather interesting changes to the body, too.
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Health authorities lost track of complaints about controversial midwife
New Zealand hospital bosses were warned about a childbirth educator's controversial and dangerous teachings 10 years ago, but it appears nothing was done.
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Trip to the hairdresser doubles as gender reveal
When Amanda Parrish visited the salon she knew she would be leaving with more than just a new hairstyle.
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