Pregnancy
Nuffield Health experts can help guide you through your pregnancy with insightful tips and advice.
You don't have to give up on fitness when you are pregnant. Fitness Manager Marie Coburn provides a trimester-by-trimester guide to exercising safely.
Updated: Friday 4 September 2026
Published: Thursday 4 August 2016
If you’re expecting a bundle of joy and are unsure about your diet, read on – Nutritional Therapist Tracey Strudwick guides you through nine months of optimum eating for you and your developing baby.
Updated: Friday 4 September 2026
Published: Tuesday 26 July 2016
Most women will have a gap in their tummy muscles in their third trimester. This usually resolves within 3–6 months after giving birth but some mums are left with a gap – giving the classic “mummy pooch”. Minal Gadhia, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, explains what causes a diastasis recti and gives her top tips on how to fix it.
Updated: Friday 28 August 2026
Published: Monday 13 September 2021
Whether you're a regular or novice, entering the gym as a new Mum will have its fresh challenges. Adam Byrne, Wellbeing Personal Trainer shares his top tips for getting fit as a new Mum.
Updated: Friday 28 August 2026
Published: Wednesday 27 March 2019
This 20-minute workout, developed with Nuffield Health experts in pregnancy fitness, is designed to build strength and mobility to help you through labour and the demands of motherhood.
Updated: Monday 3 August 2026
Published: Monday 9 January 2017
Experiencing tiredness and even exhaustion while pregnant is common and made harder due to the difficulties faced when trying to get quality sleep. In this guide, Emma McKenna, Senior Health and Wellbeing Physiologist at Nuffield Health gives advice on how to get some much needed shut-eye.
Updated: Monday 3 August 2026
Published: Friday 31 March 2023
Pregnancy can be a difficult time both physically and mentally, especially if you’re suffering with back pain or pelvic floor symptoms. Changes to your weight, hormone levels, and your response to pain can also make existing back pain worse in pregnancy.
Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Packing a maternity bag full of essentials is an often-overlooked part of giving birth. Make labour a lot more comfortable by ticking bits and pieces off your checklist in the weeks running up to your due date. To help, we’ve put together a list of essentials to make your hospital stay as comfortable as possible.
Updated: Tuesday 9 April 2024
Published: Wednesday 15 November 2023
When looking after others, it’s important to look after yourself too. After all, you can’t pour from an empty cup. Here's our guide to ensuring you fit in some 'me-time'.
Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022
Published: Wednesday 27 February 2019
The return to work after maternity or paternity leave holds a lot of emotional challenges. Here's some expert tips for coping with the transition.
Updated: Thursday 30 May 2019
Published: Wednesday 17 April 2019