FOUR out of 10 mothers are overweight, a major study just published by one of the country’s largest maternity hospitals reveals.

A SHARP rise in the number of women giving birth by caesarean section could lead to an increased risk of complications during birth resulting in a hysterectomy, a leading professor of obstetrics and gynaecology has warned.

ALMOST a third of pregnancies are unplanned, one of the biggest and busiest maternity hospitals in the country has revealed.