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New government-backed law to offer pregnant women and new parents greater protection against redundancy.

• new government-backed law to offer pregnant women and new parents greater protection against redundancy
• new legal powers will help to counter workplace discrimination, particularly when new parents return to work

Pregnant women and new parents will receive...

Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses.

• Defra launches UK-wide consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations on the amount of folic acid to be added to flour
• Under the government’s proposals, pregnancies affected by neural tube defects could fall by more than a fifth
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It’s always important to lead a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly, especially when you’re pregnant. In fact, research shows that you should be taking part in at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity every week , which can be anything from walking to gardening.

However you decide to spend your time exercising, your pregnancy shouldn’t ever get in the way. Instead, try to take...

Parenting Brand of the Year 2022 'The Positive Birth Company' has today released a free workshop 'Navigating pregnancy as a LGBT+ person’.

The free workshop is hosted by Laura-Rose, Founder of LGBT Mummies, an organisation that provides education, training and consultancy to establishments including the NHS to help better support the LGBT+ community through healthcare, workplace and...

Before celebrating the new arrivals and gathering the newborn essentials , there comes pregnancy and the topic of baby bumps.

Talking to Vogue after appearing on its May cover, Rihanna said that she was hoping “to redefine what’s considered ‘decent’ for pregnant women”. True, Rihanna has stunned us all with her gorgeous pregnancy pics and glamourous looks.

There’s always...

Calling all pregnant people - The Positive Birth Company is pleased to announce their first UK retail partnership with Boots.com .

Recently voted 'Parenting Brand Of The Year 2022' by Made For Mums, The Positive Birth Company are pleased to announce that from 22 April 2022 their bestselling products will be available to purchase on Boots.com .

This new partnership marks a big...

“Had I not had the vaccine, my risk of being admitted into hospital was extremely high” – Devon mum-to-be

Devon mum-to-be Tina Whitehouse has opened up about her experience of having the Covid jab and catching the virus in a short film .

Tina said: “For anyone in doubt about having the vaccine either before or during pregnancy. I would say I have managed to do both and my baby has...

As a specialty coffee made by pregnant women, for pregnant women and those wishing to become pregnant, Mumma Buzz Coffee is on a mission to give women who are trying to conceive, are pregnant or breastfeeding a chance to take back their pre-motherhood journey coffee ritual with a blend that is made specifically for their unique needs.

(Picture of mumma buzz decaf coffee) Mumma Buzz was...

Pregnant women and people receiving their maternity care from University Hospitals Plymouth will become the first in the UK to be routinely offered a test for group B Streptococcus (GBS), as part of an important new research study.

The study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme and sponsored by the University of Nottingham,...

New research from intimate wellbeing brand INTIMINA reveals the biggest physical and emotional challenges associated with pregnancy -

• 7 in 10 mothers say recovering from having a child is one of the most difficult emotional challenges they’ve faced, according to new research from INTIMINA.
• One in three women were diagnosed with postpartum depression.
• 22% of those
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