Your back hurts, you can't sleep and your emotions are all over the map. Typical symptoms of pregnancy, and something most women assume they have to live with. The end result, a healthy baby, makes the ordeal worthwhile. What if you discovered a treatment for many of the troubling symptoms of pregnancy? Sound too good to be true? Many women have found that practicing yoga reduces and even eliminates some of the most common issues related to pregnancy.

Hospital sessions, deep-breathing active birth classes, even a luxury weekend away: there’s all sorts of ways to prepare for the birth. Here's some tips on finding the right antenatal class for you.

There’s no doubt about it, having a baby is the most amazing experience of any woman’s life. But let’s be honest, the nine months leading up to it are peppered with aching backs, troublesome skin, swollen ankles and stress. It is at this time that you really need some TLC yet it can be hard to know where to start; which oils are okay to use during pregnancy and how can you possibly have a massage when you can’t get even get comfortable? Fear not, here’s a guide to the best pre-natal treatments in London. 

With many women attracted by the prospect of a less medical birth, we take a look at what birth centres can offer mums-to-be.