Greater Manchester midwives have been crowned the best in the country after delivering an exceptional performance in Unicef’s ‘Baby Friendly’ accreditation tests.

Manchester children may be at a heightened risk of harm from paedophiles as police fail to reveal how often they give information about sexual offenders to concerned parents, warns the NSPCC.

As the school summer holidays get well underway, mums – and dads across Manchester and indeed the whole country – will be worrying about whether or not their kids are safe while they’re stuck at work.

The mum and dad of a 14-year-old Oldham girl who has been missing for two weeks today are pleading for her safe return.

With more than 1,900 babies born every day in the UK, it’s no surprise that there are a handful of ways to aid women deliver birth their babies in the best way that suits them.

An Openshaw nursery has been dealt a double blow after being deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted AND in need of ‘major improvement’ by the Food Standards Agency.

Is your child moody or aggressive? Are they staying out late drinking and taking goodness knows what else? Have they been skipping school or letting their grades slip? Are they a victim of child sexual exploitation?

The number of Manchester children in council-arranged foster care due to abuse and neglect is at its highest level in five years, MM can reveal.

Ever heard of a brelfie? These are the breastfeeding selfies flooding the Twittersphere and Instagram in response to proud mums being criticised for posting photos of them feeding their babies. But what started the trend?

A Manchester reverend has warned that parliament’s ruling in favour of ‘three-parent babies’ must not lead to the creation of ‘perfect’ children in the future.

Most women trying to get pregnant through IVF are faced with sadness and disappointment as only one in four treatments are successful – but now the University of Manchester might have the solution.