The number of pregnant women opting to have the flu vaccination is a third lower than this time last year. This information comes from Health Protection Agency data.

This information comes just as Dr Maureen Baker from the Royal College of GPs said the UK could still see a flu outbreak within the next few weeks. She told GP magazine that the usual seasonal spike in flu activity has yet to emerge this winter. 

A British man, who started life as a woman, is believed to have given birth last year while living as a man.

According to medical experts there is no reason a woman who has had a sex change can't have children if the womb is not removed during sex change surgery

Scientists are advising that taking fish oils during pregnancy could protect your unborn baby from eczema. Tests done have shown that children whose mothers took omega 3 were three times less likely to develop the condition.

They were also 50% less likely to develop an intolerance to eggs before their first birthdays.

At the ripe old age off 55 comic Frank Skinner has revealed he is to become a father. He announced the good news to radio listeners at Absolute Radio on Saturday morning as he celebrated his birthday.

The mother of the baby is Franks long term partner, Cath Mason.

He did not, however, say when the baby is due.

According to a new study couples trying for a baby should take a holiday in the sun because sunlight boosts fertility in both men and women by increasing their levels of vitamin D.

Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is also key to balancing sex hormones in women and improving sperm count in men.

Amanda Holden was recovering in hospital last night after coming close to death while giving birth to her second daughter. She was in a ‘critical condition’ for three days as she battled for life, it emerged yesterday.

Her second daughter, Hollie Rose, was born on Monday by Caesarean section at a London hospital. The baby weighed in at 6lb 1oz and is ‘healthy’, although she has been placed in a special care unit.

Sheree Murphy and her footballer husband Harry Kewell have welcomed their fourth child. She gave birth in the family's new hometown of Melbourne over the weekend.

She announced the news on Twitter on Saturday, writing: 'Little Dolly Kewell was finally born today... She is a little beauty!! Mummy is shattered!'

Michelle Heaton has given birth to her first child; a baby girl called Faith. Her husband, Hugh Hanley, proudly posted a message on Twitter today, revealing they welcomed their new addition to the family yesterday.

He gushed that the 'circle of life is amazing', while telling fans they had decided to call their first child together Faith Michelle Hanley.

Superstar couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child - a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. She arrived via scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night.

The couple's close friend Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed the baby's name on Twitter, writing: 'Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already.'

Westlife's Kian Egan got an early Christmas gift this year as he became a father for the first time after his wife Jodi Albert gave birth to a boy yesterday.

The former Hollyoaks star and the pop singer - who married two years ago in Barbados after a five-year romance – have named the child Koa.