Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups. Some 450 women per 100,000 live births die during labour or from pregnancy-related problems in the developing world. The statistics were unveiled on the 100th International Women’s Day. [...]

This time of year lots of us are thinking about joining the gym but with the credit crunch still crunching it is an expensive option. If you are a mum going to the gym can be hard to work around children. The gyms tend to be lacking in green credentials with the air con blasting, [...]