New parents are splashing out around £4000 on their baby before he reaches his first birthday.A survey of 2,800 UK parents by Philips AVENT showed that only 21% of families save up for their new arrival. But 52% make the majority of their purchases

Katie Price will launch her new baby clothing range at The Baby Show in the NEC in Birmingham between 21st and 23rd May. The Glamour girl and mum of three has made no secret of her desire to design a fashion range for babies, and the KP collection

Light exercise during pregnancy could improve the future health of your baby by controlling its weight in the womb, researchers in New Zealand and the US have found.Half the mums-to-be in the study maintained a programme of exercise until the 36th

The number of mums who live alone has increased from 10% to 25% over the past 20 years, a new study has found.According to the study - the British Social Attitudes survey for the Centre for Policy Studies - more than half of all the single mums

Women who work part-time have the healthiest children, according to a new study. Their children are less likely to be obese than the children of stay-at-home mums or women who worked full-time, reports The Telegraph.Children whose mums work part

be accessed instantly. Things such as who the mum is, sex, date of birth and NHS number will all be included. It means Kettering General Hospital staff will no longer have to write detailed handwritten notes – or read others’ handwritten comments.“Our new

Helpful dads who spend lots of time with their baby can dampen a mum’s self-esteem, according to a recent study.The University of Texas interviewed 78 earning parents, with 8-month-old babies, and asked them to rate each other’s parenting strengths

Great news for mums and dads – a new study has revealed parents are spending more quality time with their children. Mums spend the most time with their youngsters, clocking up between 51 to 86 minutes a day in 2000, compared to just 8 to 21 minutes

children come in for boob augmentations. Some come in almost straight from the labour ward," Riccardo Frati, a consultant plastic surgeon, told The Mirror in a report on this new trend.Implants can also prevent mums from breastfeeding – and in some cases

Never mind Pilates, yoga or spinning classes – the best exercise for shifting the baby weight has been under your nose all the time, according to a poll by Mothercare.The average new mum pushes her baby buggy almost 750 miles per year – the same