Light exercise during pregnancy may improve the future health of a child by controlling weight in the womb, New Zealand and US researchers say. Overweight or obese mums are more likely to have larger babies which could be at higher risk of health problems later in life. A study of 84...

An investigation is under way after a newborn baby was given 10 times the normal dose of a tuberculosis vaccine at Scunthorpe General Hospital. The boy was injected with 0.5mg of the BCG vaccine instead of the usual 0.05mg dose, lawyers for his family said. The boy, who was born on 5...

Your baby needs many different food groups for a balanced, healthy diet. These food groups are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.

A Sussex mother who suffered 18 miscarriages has spoken of her "little miracle" after giving birth following specialist treatment in Epsom. Angie Baker, 33, from Peacehaven, gave birth to daughter Raiya on 9 December. She received treatment for a high number of subtype white blood...

A three-month-old girl who survived the Haiti earthquake is to be treated by London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. Landina Seignon was already in hospital in Haiti awaiting medical treatment when she was buried under the rubble for two days. She has now been flown to Britain for...