Meconium aspiration occurs when a baby inhales meconium in amniotic fluid into the lungs, shortly before or just after birth. Read more to find out.

During pregnancy, babies receive 100% of their oxygen from their mother. But what about when your baby is born? When do babies take their first breath?

Especially if you've been through a lot of stress, you might want to know, 'how can you tell if your baby is stressed in the womb?' Read on to find out.

Towards the end of pregnancy, you might be wondering, 'how do babies breathe during labor?!' Find out how a baby breathes during childbirth.

Meconium ileus is an extremely rare condition that occurs when the meconium in your baby’s bowel is thicker and stickier than usual. Find out more.

An anterior placenta simply refers to where your placenta attaches in the uterus. Here's what you need to know about an anterior placenta.

Pregnant women often experience aches and pains as their bodies adapt. Pain in buttocks during early pregnancy, though, is not usually what they expect.

The use of evening primrose oil to induce labour is a common suggestion in midwifery folklore. But does it actually work, and is it safe?

Do babies run out of space late in pregnancy? Do all babies go quiet before labour? Find out more about these pregnancy myths.

Let’s get straight to the point. As we near the end of pregnancy it’s difficult to know what’s what when...