American magazine Teen Vogue has raised eyebrows by featuring a pregnant teenager on the cover of its November issue.British model, Jourdan Dunn, 19, kept her pregnancy a secret from the Teen Vogue team until after the photo shoot. However, even

She may be seven months pregnant but Tess Daly still managed to look stunning on the Baftas red carpet earlier this week in a flattering blue maternity dress.The television star proved to pregnant women everywhere that a baby bump doesn’t have

, doctors in Dundee said they had seen several cases and warned that guidelines on vitamin D for pregnant women were being ignored.Vitamin D is made by the skin in response to sunlight, although it can also be found in certain foods.Officials urged women

Pregnant women who find it more difficult to give up smoking could have an “addictive gene”, experts have suggested.A study published in the Human Molecular Genetics journal found that women with the gene had a much lower chance of giving up

pregnant women said they continued to drink alcohol throughout the nine months.The average weight gain in pregnancy is 22lb to 33lb and women should increase their diet by around 300 calories a day according to the NHS direct. However, the nationwide survey

With champagne and late nights, it can be hard to face the celebrations as a pregnant party goer. But if the thought of canapés makes you gag and the idea of squeezing into a glam dress fills you with fear, don't worry. Being pregnant doesn't mean

An NHS trust is considering handing gift vouchers to pregnant woman to encourage them to stop smoking.Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust said women would be tested to make sure they really had given up.Dr Kevin Lewis, from the trust, said studies

The research led by the University of Aberdeen found evidence that smoking while pregnant affects a key testis gene called DHH, which is important in controlling development of the normal testicle. Researchers say there is already evidence

with health professionals who already visit pregnant women with healthy diet advice."Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "It is vital to improve public health but it can't be done with one-off gimmicks. This proposal does not appear to result from

in this food. But the group of 14 obstetricians and nutritionists said the threat of mercury poisoning remains only theoretical, while the warnings have scared many pregnant women into not eating fish at all, robbing them and their babies of vital nutrients