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England's World Cup winners Marlie Packer and Rosie Galligan expecting baby
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (281+ words) Marlie Packer and Rosie Galligan are England and Saracens team-mates English World Cup winners Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer have announced they are expecting a baby together. Lock Galligan, 27, is due to give birth in October. The pair, who are…...
UK first as Northern Ireland brings in miscarriage leave
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (43+ words) Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK where a woman and her partner are entitled to two weeks of paid leave if they experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy. Women in Northern Ireland welcome introduction…...
NI becomes first part of the UK to offer paid miscarriage leave
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1243+ words) When Erin Sharkey had miscarriages, they brought devastation and uncertainty - not least when it came to her and her partner deciding how much time they should take off work to help to process their loss. But now, for her and…...
How to talk to friends and family about infertility
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1121+ words) The day after Vicky Levens had her third miscarriage, she returned to her job as a receptionist. Back at work, two managers, whom she says knew about what she'd been through, made comments she found hurtful. "At least" Vicky was…...
Norwich couple 'overwhelmed' after surrogacy post on TikTok
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (534+ words) A woman who underwent a failed womb transplant said she and her husband were "overwhelmed" that posting their story online had raised enough for initial surrogacy tests. Georgia Morley, 29, from Norwich, was one of a handful of women given a…...
Woman without a womb helps to deliver her own baby
1+ week, 1+ day ago (776+ words) A woman who was born without a womb and told she would not have children of her own went on to help deliver her biological son - who is about to celebrate his first birthday. Laura Folan from Sutton Coldfield feared…...
Suffolk jiu-jitsu champion want to prove 'you can do anything after pregnancy"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (479+ words) A jiu-jitsu champion said she was determined to prove people who said she could not return to the sport after becoming a mother wrong. Bea Fernandes runs Roots Gym at Murrayside Youth and Community Centre in Nacton, Suffolk, alongside her…...
'I knew something wasn't right': Wrong sperm given to families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1792+ words) "It was pretty soon after James was born that I knew something wasn't right," says Laura. She and her partner, Beth, have two children - James, and their eldest Kate - both conceived through IVF treatment at a clinic in Northern Cyprus....
Babies: Harry Potter star hopes his TV drama Babies will break pregnancy loss silence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1127+ words) "If it makes one person able to talk about pregnancy loss when they previously couldn't, I think the show will have been a success," says Paapa Essiedu. For the British actor that is the measure of impact for Babies - a…...
England's Missy Bo Kearns reveals she has had a miscarriage
1+ week, 2+ day ago (226+ words) Missy Bo Kearns left Liverpool to join Aston Villa on a three-year deal in August 2024 England international Missy Bo Kearns has revealed that she has had a miscarriage. Aston Villa midfielder Kearns, whose partner is Luton Town's Liam Walsh, had…...