Abruptio Placentae is the premature detachment of a normally positioned placenta from the wall of the uterus, occurring during the pregnancy rather than after labour.

Rh incompatibility develops when the mother, having a Rh–negative blood type and the father, having a Rh-positive blood type produce a foetus whose blood type is Rh-positive.

During pregnancy your heart has to pump 50% harder than normal – and that's just one of the changes to expect.

Women who had radiation therapy as children are three times more likely to have premature babies and twice more likely to have underweight babies, say British researchers.

It may be the most wonderful experience of a woman's life, but pregnancy may also increase risk factors for diabetes, according to a study.

The one thing no expectant mother wants to experience is bleeding - a midwife talks us through it.

Bleeding in pregnancy is not only a contra-indication to exercise in pregnancy, but is also a warning sign that you need to stop exercising if you are already training.