Scans reveal babies of mothers who smoke touch their mouths and faces much more than babies of non-smokers… Foetuses normally touch their mouths and faces much less as they become more developed closer to their birth… The 4-D ultrasound scans show smoking during pregnancy can lead to a delay in the baby's central nervous system… Researchers say the shocking images could be used to encourage pregnant women to give up smoking…

Children of mothers who binge drank once or more during pregnancy had lower school results at age 11… Builds on previous research showing binge drinking in pregnancy leads to children having poorer mental health, especially hyperactivity and inattention…

New advice issued to help new mothers deal with body image pressures 

Warns midwives not to call biscuits 'naughty' to prevent focus on weight 

Suggests putting up photos of women of 'different shapes and sizes'

'It made me feel good so why stop?' Woman who was weightlifting TWO DAYS before giving birth and broke records in the final day of her pregnancy.

Meghan Umphres Leatherman, from Arizona, U.S., trained whilst pregnant

Three days before her due date Mgehan, 33, was lifting 215lb deadlifts

'It made me feel good and made my pregnancy easier,' she says 

When it gets closer to perinatal period, the parents-to-be are always torn between ways to give birth – whether it is better natural or Caesarean?