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

Figures released by the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) indicate women aged 40-49 in Greater Manchester gave birth to 1,190 babies last year – one of the highest rates in the country.

The number of teenagers falling pregnant in Wigan has fallen to its lowest rate for the fourth year running.

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.

Reflexology can ‘double the chance of getting pregnant’, a leading Northern reflexologist has commented ahead of an Altrincham course aimed at tackling infertility with alternative medicine.

Mothers across Manchester are among the worst in the country for refusing to give up cigarettes while pregnant, with Tameside and Glossop mums-to-be ranking the worst in the city.

Surrogacy laws across the UK are ‘woefully inadequate’ meaning surrogate parents are unable to earn the £40K minimum wage they are entitled to, according to Manchester medical and ethics experts.

Drinking alcohol while pregnant can have incredibly serious consequences for you and your baby, such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome – a hearing at the Court of Appeal could see it made illegal

With more than 8,642 babies born at Saint Mary’s Hospital last year, the hospital now ranks as the largest single-site maternity unit in the UK.

Data from the ONS shows more than one in twenty discovered they were expecting before their 18th birthday