All pregnancy articles
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OpinionLessons from baby loss - ‘God’s grace is sufficient’
Rebekah Watkiss thought she would not be able to get through the emotional and physical pain of losing her firstborn, but she says, ‘I discovered God’s grace was truly sufficient in each and every moment.’
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OpinionI learnt to trust God again after baby loss - and you can too
As we go into Baby Loss Awareness Week, Funke Oham shares how her first loss almost 20 years ago led her to support others experiencing the same.
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ArticleWomen naturally understand about menopause, and men don’t need to…right?
Mid-life specialist Jo Ibbott debunks the two main assumptions she comes across regularly
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am scared of childbirth, but want children - what can I do?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer a lady who has tokophobia.
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ArticleThe wait - my journey with infertility
Lucy West (née Britten) carved out her singing career in Christian bands like V*Enna, BlushUK and LZ7, performing songs and sharing the gospel with countless young people. She’s now using her voice in another way – to talk about infertility
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ArticleWhy are men raging at pink confetti?
Dr Belle Tindall shines a light on the gender-reveal parties that reveal a dark attitude towards women and girls
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Opinion‘The Pope has condemned surrogacy - but I believe it deserves a second chance’
Writer Shannon Cramer writes an open letter on her journey with surrogacy, and explains why she believes it is a blessing from God.
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OpinionThis season of advent is especially hard for those experiencing infertility - but there is hope
Sarah Lang, co-founder of infertility support organisation Rhythm of Hope, takes a look at what Christmas could mean for those longing for a child, and shares some of her own 20-year journey.
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OpinionAs Christians, how do we respond to the news that black women are five times more likely to die in pregnancy than white women?
Obstetrician, Sonji Clark comments on the quest to reduce maternal deaths in England and Wales, and the disturbing statistics in a recent Maternal Mortality report
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Someone in my church has come to me and said they want to get an abortion, how do I help her?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer a question on abortion.
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OpinionCelebrities are having babies in their fifties...what does the Bible say about having a baby at 51?
More and more women are having babies in their 50s, Woman Alive deputy editor Jemimah Wright looks at what the Bible says about having a baby in ‘old’ age.
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ArticleWalking free of shame and stigma in pregnancy and beyond
Hope Virgo asserts that parents suffering from mental ill-health really need the Church to step up and provide support
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OpinionAs Britney reveals she aborted Justin Timberlake’s baby - I’m surprised by how mainstream media welcomes terminations
Christian writer Hope Bonarcher reflects on the messaging that mainstream media puts out about abortion and suggests that Jesus offers a better solution.
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OpinionI named all nine babies that I miscarried in order to help me heal - I know I will meet them in heaven
This Baby Loss Awareness Week, Christian writer Vicki Whent shares how she faced the heartbreak of losing nine babies.
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OpinionI’m single and found out I may be infertile - I’ve had to learn to trust God with my future
Sophie Dianne hoped for children but those dreams seemed over when she received a diagnosis in 2022. But then God stepped in to give her new hope.
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OpinionThree pieces of Christian advice I found helpful while struggling with infertility
Award-winning mentor and speaker Funke Oham had her life all mapped out, until she realised conceiving wouldn’t be as easy as she thought.
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OpinionI am trusting a stranger to carry my baby and it’s taught me a lot about the love of Christ
Shannon Cramer was devastated when she found out she couldn’t carry her own children but then another incredible family stepped in.
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OpinionBefore becoming a Christian I followed new age practices - here's why I'd never go near hypnobirthing
Christian writer Kate Orson explains why her past experiences with the new age mean that she would never try hypnosis and hypnobirthing.
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ArticleI put God at the centre of my birth experience
Kierra Blaser shares her story of learning to ‘co-labour’ with God, and started the Kingdom Childbirth Class to prepare women both physically and spiritually for birth
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OpinionChildlessness isn’t just a ‘female’ thing, it cuts up men too - I and other men I know have felt each cut
Writer, speaker and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey shares his experience of infertility and explains why we need to talk about the damage it can do to men as well as women.
