Big improvements at maternity units at two Kent hospitals

Maternity units at two Kent hospitals have made “significant improvements” since receiving the worst-possible rating from inspectors.

Mum relives terror of five-week-old baby turning ‘floppy and blue’

A mum has spoken of the terrifying moment her five-week-old daughter stopped breathing - and thanked the emergency crew who saved her life.

‘Labour’s free childcare doesn’t add up - we can't offer champagne service on a lemonade budget'

Nurseries and childminders across the county say they are being “set up to fail” by “underfunded” changes to the government’s “free” childcare offer.

‘I’m trying not to cry’: Baby boutique to shut after sudden parking hike

The owners of a children’s clothing shop have decided to close after more than two decades of trading at a shopping centre.

Parents ‘forever grateful’ to ambulance crews after baby born on roadside

The parents of a baby born on the roadside have thanked the ambulance crew that came to their aid.

Breastfeeding mums stage protest in Greggs

Mums and their babies performed a peaceful protest in Greggs after a customer was told she could not breastfeed her child inside.

Mum’s baby business lands £50k investment on Dragons’ Den

A mum-of-four has landed a £50,000 investment from business moguls after appearing on BBC One’s hit show Dragons’ Den.

Mum thanks hospital staff for saving baby’s life

A grateful mum has thanked the doctors who saved her baby daughter’s life when she was rushed into hospital after a seizure.

Parents praise hospital after 'rollercoaster' birth of 1.5lb baby

A couple have faced ‘sleepless nights’ and a ‘rollercoaster journey’ after their baby boy was born three months early weighing just 1.5lb.

‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

A young girl whose parents were told they should terminate her birth after she was found to have a rare brain defect is defying the odds.