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Pregnant women who want to emulate celebrities by wearing high heels are putting their feet at risk, an expert says.
Lorraine Jones, from Britain’s Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, said women felt pressure to wear stilettos but were risking long-term damage, as well as strains to their ankles and ligaments.

After a long break - nearly nine months to be precise - we’re back.
It’s been a rollercoaster, but junior is doing well and appears to be enjoying life.

Children as young as three should be wearing sunglasses when playing outside in sunny weather, say experts.
The American Optometric Association said research indicated toddlers were especially vulnerable to the sun’s rays.

Adults should be banned from smoking in cars carrying children, a leading doctor says.
Professor Terence Stephenson, head of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said it should be illegal to inflict smoke on kids in cars.

Women should have babies between the ages of 20 and 35 or risk missing out on motherhood, doctors say.
They are concerned about infertility rates among those who delay pregnancy as well as the risks faced by older mothers and their babies.

Parents are no longer worried about their children carrying contraception, with a fifth saying they have bought condoms to keep at home, according to a new survey.
The British poll of more than 1,000 people found that parents are no longer prudish about talking about sex.

Parents are too quick to switch their children to front-facing car seats, a team of UK doctors has warned.
They say mounting evidence suggests it is safer for children to use a rear-facing seat until the age of four and parents should be advised accordingly.

Children are being injured on trampolines because too many people, including boozed adults, are crowding on to them, doctors say.
Medics from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Scotland, analysed 50 injuries seen in their accident and emergency department over six weeks, the BBC reported.

Some boys are developing closer bonds with TV characters like Bob the Builder than their parents, a UK child expert says.
Sue Palmer, whose book 21st Century Boys is about to hit the shelves, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that marketers were exploiting the trait by creating a whole industry around it.

Put down the doughnuts and walk away from the fries - new medical research is lending weight to findings that pregnant women should not ‘eat for two’.
After studying data for more than 1,300 women in Boston, Dr Alison Stuebe, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of North Carolina, found that those who [...]