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Time to celebrate dads - yes really!

Shouldn’t we be celebrating and encouraging what dads do, instead of mocking them as useless twits, asks Jan Moir.

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Reuters

Celeb moms-to-be a hard act to follow

Nearly three-quarters of expectant mothers feel immense pressure to look good.

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Can you have a pain-free birth?

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