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'I Had Two Completely Different Births In The Space Of 20 Minutes'

Birth Diaries: 'I went into labour early – at six months, 27 weeks and four days to be precise.'
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'My Painful Headache After Giving Birth Was Actually A Spinal Bleed'

Birth Diaries: "My head was killing me. I’d stayed in hospital that night and it was unbearable the next day."
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'I Tore My Labia During Birth. I Tore Everything. We Need To Talk About This'

Birth Diaries: "Despite all my research, I still had a birth I didn’t know could happen."
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'I Don’t Want You To Die.’ Mum Of Two Reveals Anguish At Her Sons' Crippling Covid Fears

New research has laid bare the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of kids – and their parents.
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Those Cute Kids Gatecrashing Live TV Aren't News To Parents. That's Our Life

Never work with children or animals? It's a heavy relate from frazzled parents everywhere.
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'I Lost So Much Blood At My Son's Birth, It Took An Hour To Sew Me Up'

Birth Diaries: "At one point, I could feel all the blood draining from my face. I thought I was going to die."
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'Where's Daddy?' How To Answer The Dad Question If There Never Was One

Solo mums and queer mums share how they and their children choose to describe their families.
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Angelina Jolie's Parenting Advice For Talking About Race Is Simply Perfect

She's a big fan of James Baldwin and Black Lives Matter.
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'My Lockdown Baby Weighed 11 Pounds 8 Ounces. I Didn't Even Have Stitches'

Birth Diaries: Nikkola Wright's planned home birth wasn't possible during a pandemic. Here's why she's grateful for that.
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New Mum Diagnosed With Breast Cancer During Lockdown Urges Others To Get Symptoms Checked

Latest figures show there was a 60% fall in urgent cancer referrals in England during April – with those for breast cancer down 78%.
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