Flo.health - #1 mobile product for women’s health • 22nd January 2023

Third-trimester pregnancy symptoms: What to expect - Flo

Understandably, with labor on the horizon, you might be more aware of every new twinge, pain, and rumble. It can be useful to read up on some of the that you might expect.

Flo.health - #1 mobile product for women’s health • 22nd January 2023

Second-trimester pregnancy symptoms: What to expect - Flo

You might be curious as to why you feel so different from your first to your second trimester. So let’s run through some of the most common second-trimester pregnancy symptoms and understand why they can happen.

Flo.health - #1 mobile product for women’s health • 22nd January 2023

First-trimester pregnancy symptoms: What to expect - Flo

Pregnancy symptoms can really vary from person to person and pregnancy to pregnancy. There’s no way you can predict how your first trimester will leave you feeling.

Flo.health - #1 mobile product for women’s health • 16th January 2023

Implantation bleeding vs. period bleeding: The differences - Flo

You’ve spotted blood in your underwear, but is it implantation bleeding or your normal monthly period? While these types of bleeding are similar, there are a few differences to look out for, as a doctor explains.

Women's Health • 14th October 2022

Tokophobia: inside the extreme fear of childbirth we need to talk about

If, like most of the nation, your first exposure to childbirth looked like watching a woman scream in agony while clad in a pale blue hospital gown during a scene of Casualty, you'll understand a fear of labour.

Flo.health • 11th June 2022

What is co-sleeping: Positions for co-sleeping

Co-sleeping or sharing a bed with your baby has long split opinions. Below we explain what co-sleeping is, how to co-sleep more safely, and what comfortable co-sleeping positions you can try.

Flo.health - #1 mobile product for women’s health • 21st December 2019

Spotting during pregnancy: When to see a doctor - Flo

It’s normal to worry about spotting during pregnancy, but it happens in up to a quarter of pregnancies and doesn’t always mean anything bad. Here, a doctor explains what spotting can mean and when to seek medical advice.

Women's Health • 2nd June 2022

'Giving birth during the pandemic left me with postnatal PTSD'

It’s the middle of the night and Karen is sitting in bed, bolt upright. Her heart is pounding as she struggles to get air looping in and out of her lungs. Her clothes, damp with sweat, cling to her body. In the darkness, she looks to her right, catching sight of her baby girl who is sound asleep.

Stylist • 24th February 2022

“If the pain was that bad you’d be screaming”: what women of colour go through when they’re sick

Last week the NHS Race and Health Observatory published its Ethnic Inequalities In Healthcare review. Created in 2020 when it emerged that a disproportionate number of people from ethnic minority groups were dying because of coronavirus, the observatory’s findings are damning.

Glamour UK • 26th September 2021

It's the most popular method of contraception in the world, so why are so few women getting sterilised in the UK?

“I always knew that when I finished having children I wanted to get sterilised," says 32-year-old Olivia*. “I know that sounds strange and extreme to a lot of people, but I’d much prefer not to have to deal with other methods of contraception, especially hormonal ones.

Refinery29 • 30th March 2017

How Women Struggling To Conceive Are Helping Each Other

Instead of experiencing the excitement and eager anticipation that’s often associated with baby-making, for many it’s a heartbreaking time, with around one in seven UK couples finding it difficult to get pregnant.

Stylist • 16th June 2021

Sincere advice on what you shouldn’t say to someone trying to conceive

On the surface, asking a woman when she’s going to have a baby seems like an innocent enough question. One so common that the average person would consider it nothing more than a throwaway query that would flitter from their mind as quickly as the words left their mouth.

Stylist • 30th March 2021

The Black Maternity Scandal – Twitter reacts to the Dispatches documentary

The moment a woman goes into labour is as exhilarating as it is complicated, in that it represents a stark set of potential outcomes, both for the mother and for the child being born.

Women's Health • 2nd August 2021

'I Breastfed My Children – But These Are 4 Things No One Told Me’

Before I ever became a mum I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. The old adage 'breast is best' is something I’d always remembered, even before having children.

PHOENIX Magazine • 24th May 2018

The Ugly Truth About Job-Seeking While Pregnant

Job interviews can be daunting and anxiety-inducing at the best of times. If you’re pregnant, they can cause worry, tension and fear so palpable that it can be hard to disguise.

POPSUGAR UK Parenting • 2nd October 2020

Dr. Adanna Steinacker on Why Now Is the Time For Parents to Talk to Their Kids About Racism

If you're a regular consumer of the news and social media, then the subject of racism is one that you've likely read articles about, scrolled through on Twitter, watched television debates about, and discussed yourself over the past several months.

Women's Health • 29th October 2020

These 11 Pregnancy Apps Will Help You Navigate Expecting With a Little More Ease

With the UK on the brink of a second wave of Covid-19, life for pregnant women and people, who the NHS lists as being at 'moderate risk' of the virus, may feel especially isolating right now.

Refinery29 • 15th October 2021

Black British Mums On The Tough Reality Of Raising Sons In The UK

"Have you seen the video?" my husband asked, knowing the answer before he’d even finished the question. I hadn’t seen it because I stopped watching videos of Black people being killed by law enforcement a long time ago.

Refinery29 • 18th June 2018

Love At First Sight? 4 Women Who Didn’t Cry After Giving Birth Share Their Stories

If the movies, soaps and sitcoms were to be believed, every woman should expect giving birth to be an overwhelmingly emotional experience which reaches its peak the moment she first lays eyes on her newborn, at which point she should burst into tears of joy.

Refinery29 • 24th August 2017

3 British Surrogates On Why They Carry Other Women's Babies

Have you ever considered carrying someone else’s baby? If the answer is yes, you could potentially become one of a growing number of women offering their wombs to couples who are unable to have children.