The curious link between motherhood and dental problems

"This is what it's like," Katie Hawkey tells me over the phone with a laugh as she's interrupted - again - when I ask her what it's really like to be a midwife in New Zealand today. Hawkey has been driven by a passion to help women...

Allyson Felix walks out onto the track as one of the most successful athletes in history. However, she’s also a leading voice and campaigner for maternal health and an athlete who is paving the way for a brighter future for other female athletes.

The number of pregnant women who are dying with COVID-19 in Indonesia is anticipated to increase, as expectant mothers opt for voluntary c-sections or give birth at home out of fear they will catch the virus at the hospital.

Dr Richard Cree, an intensive care consultant at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, made the plea as the vaccine take-up for mums-to-be was not as high enough

COVID if severe can lead to serious complications during pregnancy, especially during the last trimester as the uterus is enlarged and presses on the diaphragm, compromising a woman's ability to cope with a fall in oxygen saturation