Many countries, particularly the Western countries such as the United States and Australia focus a lot on the actual birth and birthing process when it comes to expecting mothers. In recent decades healthcare systems around the world have come a long way to further develop and better services to cater to the needs both, of the baby and its expecting mother.

For many women, sex during pregnancy is a huge question mark, should women avoid all sexual activity until the baby is born, why am I not in the mood, can sex be harmful to me and/or the baby during pregnancy; all valid questions expecting mothers ask themselves and others.

Dystopian nightmare or utopian scientific wonder? The concept of artificial wombs (AW) once seemed to belong merely to science fiction novels, ideas underpinning societal commentaries rather than musings of actual potential medical advances.

HELLP is a syndrome that occurs in very rare cases during pregnancy; nevertheless, it is life-threatening and requires urgent medical treatment. It effectively causes red cells in your blood to start breaking down, as well as leading to issues in the liver function, dangerous levels of excessive bleeding and sub-optimal blood pressure.

When you’re pregnant, you’re going to need to master the art of ‘two’ing it’: everything you do, is for two! For some women, this is a blessing in disguise as they get to have their cake and eat it too (literally) twice! The ‘two’ing it’ gives some expecting mum’s the feeling that they can eat their favorite foods (cakes!) without the guilty feeling.