To prepare for pregnancy, you should aim to be as healthy as you can be. This means eating a healthy, balanced diet, doing regular exercise (it doesn’t need to be strenuous), and avoiding smoking, alcohol, and other drugs. It is recommended that you take 0.5mg of folic acid and 0.15mg …

If you have had a C-section previously, whether it was elective or for medical reasons, the chance of having a successful vaginal birth is lower – but still possible. First labours are often longer and more complicated, but they also serve as ‘training’ for subsequent labours. Your uterus retains the ‘memory’ …

Iris does carry out elective C-sections for patients who have been informed about the potential consequences of this decision. If you think you might want to have a C-section, you should let her know. Many women want to go down this path because they think they will feel more in …

Generally, exercise during pregnancy is good for both you and your baby. If you already do regular exercise, you should keep it up at about 50-80% of what you normally do. If you don’t do regular exercise, you should start a routine of gentle to moderate exercise three or four …

Many women have concerns about foods they need to avoid during pregnancy. Apart from a few absolute nos, the underlying rule is to eat a healthy, balanced diet and to eat for one person, not two. There is no reason why you can’t be a vegetarian during pregnancy. The main …