Before some children are even born they carry a digital footprint with them, with excited parents sharing their ultrasound pictures

After a ‘horrific’ hospital birth with their first son Oscar, Inspiral Carpet’s keys player Clint Boon and his wife ditched the clinical wards for the comfort of their cosy Stockport home.

Scientists are on the cusp of discovering what babies are thinking thanks to ground-breaking new technology being trialled at the Manchester Museum this weekend.

Manchester Central food bank are asking for donations to help build a new £13,000 warehouse to store food and other vital supplies.

With more than 1,900 babies born every day in the UK, it’s no surprise that there are a handful of ways to aid women deliver birth their babies in the best way that suits them.

Ever heard of a brelfie? These are the breastfeeding selfies flooding the Twittersphere and Instagram in response to proud mums being criticised for posting photos of them feeding their babies. But what started the trend?

A Manchester reverend has warned that parliament’s ruling in favour of ‘three-parent babies’ must not lead to the creation of ‘perfect’ children in the future.

Emily Chriscoli, 24, from Warrington, fell pregnant in September 2014 and was preparing to bring up the child as a single mum when she received the tragic news.

More than three quarters of parents in Greater Manchester don’t know the correct technique for saving their baby from choking, according to new research.

Newborn babies across Manchester will be screened for four dangerous and potentially life-threatening genetic disorders from today.

With more than 8,642 babies born at Saint Mary’s Hospital last year, the hospital now ranks as the largest single-site maternity unit in the UK.