The very negative press lately makes it sound as if there is nothing an older parent can do to improve the chance of conception and a healthy baby. On the contrary, there are some really positive steps couples of all ages should take before they plan for a pregnancy.

Laura McCreddie goes back to school as she investigates the latest trend in om work Lily Lewis really enjoys her yoga class.

It’s Tuesday morning, school has begun and Michael Chissick is well into the lesson.

Despite the enactment of international and domestic legislation these types of practices continue to persist.

Martin Drury investigates how a brief pause for Yoga in British schools could dramatically improve the prospects of a generation.

With certain celebrities tagged by the media as “too posh to push” and others advocating the joys of natural birth, having babies has become a hot topic. There are a myriad of ways to give birth, from at home to epidural assisted, its becoming as personal as haute couture. Unsurprisingly, yoga is being utilised as a way to help both before and during pregnancy. Karen Patrick, a Yogabirth teacher based in Watford, says that all the forward-leaning postures are good in labour as they encourage the baby to rotate.