It’s quite a common occurrence all over the globe for a pregnant woman to go into a long and wearying labor only to learn that safe delivery could be guaranteed only by an urgent C-section. Professor Susan Wray of the Centre for Better Births comments that a prolonged labor (that may end up in having to perform a C-section) occurs in 10 per cent cases and this percentage is higher for first time pregnancies. Full story

Diane Kruger is ready to become a mother. Having been together with the actor Joshua Jackson for four years now, the Inglourious Basterds star is looking forward to raising a family with her partner as soon as possible and wants to live permanently in Paris. Full story

A recent study has collected data to show that eating chocolate several times every week during pregnancy can inhibit the development of insidious conditions in the would-be mother. Full story

Despite all the honest attempts to patch it up Tiger Woods, 34, and his wife Elin, 30, eventually split (their divorce recently finalized), claiming an "irretrievably broken" marriage. They have been together for close to six years but drifted apart last November as facts revealing Woods’ infidelity started to come out. Full story

Journalists have been paying special attention for several weeks now to what Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's 4-year-old daughter Shiloh is wearing. Jolie is not trying to hide her daughter's obsession with boyish clothes, neckties, and shorts. Perhaps this inspired the couple to think about starting their own line of clothes for kids. Full story

A recent study of 3,000 parents revealed that each summer is riddled with 84 bickers plaguing a family. Two arguments breaking out every day add up to 14 per week and 84 during the sex-week holiday. Full story

Medical workers have determined that one of the causes of acceleration of maturation in modern children hides in their eating habits, namely, their excessive consumption of meat products. Full story

A recent research says if the average couple decides to try for a baby they’ll have to go to bed 104 times before they get their wish realized! Six months was found to be a period usual for a woman to get pregnant, and with a common practice of having sex about four times a week, that’s what the desire to have a baby amounts to. Full story

Neither Transformers nor Barbie is still able to make a dint in the universal popularity of LEGO. This is everybody’s favorite that came on top of the poll meant to name the best-loved toy in the world. Full story

Nintendo Wii is what comes uppermost in the minds of our children now when they hear the word game. Former playground hits like hopscotch and conkers cut no ice with the present-day youngsters, many of whom don’t even know the names of their parents’ favorite outdoor games (10% of children believing hopscotch is the brand name of a drink). Full story

A predominant opinion has it that women who experienced a miscarriage shouldn’t try to conceive again until after some time has passed. Full story

It was found that watching Popeye cartoons incites children into eating (and enjoying!) much more vegetables compared to those who don’t watch them. Full story

For soccer luminary David Beckham, 35, one of the best things that can be said of a woman is that she is an exemplary mother, and his wife of 11-year-standing, ex-Spice Girls Victoria, 36, is just that. Full story

British singer Lily Allen’s rep confirmed to UsMagazine.com that she is pregnant - the fact that won’t affect her professional commitments, and her next scheduled appearance at the Big Chill this weekend isn’t going to be canceled. Full story

The 30-year-old Brazilian supermodel, who gave birth to son Benjamin last December and a few months later surprised everybody by publishing bikini photos showing her excellent figure, puts it down to breastfeeding. For Gisele Bundchen breastfeeding is not just what the doctor ordered, it’s something that “should be a worldwide law” for the first six months. Full story

The TLC reality star mom Michelle Duggar, whose show 19 Kids and Counting used to be called 17 Kids and Counting once, wouldn’t mind if one day it will be called 20 Kids and Counting. In fact, she would even welcome it! Full story

The famous transgender man Thomas Beatie, who marked a new epoch back in 2008 when he gave birth to a baby, doesn’t mean to stop! And now he gave birth to his third baby for the past two years! Full story

During the past ten years fanciful British parents ran up quite a list of highly uncommon names they gave their children, sometimes borrowing words from the worlds of cars or fashion to use them as names! Full story

The Samantha Who? lead is bearing her first child with her second husband rock bassist Martyn LeNoble, and, according to what came out on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, she has something to bear. Full story