Truth or Scare

There’s nothing like being pregnant to send your worry genes into overdrive. Can you eat this cheese? Is your tea too strong? Should you be using your mobile phone? Yes, pregnancy can be a really anxious time—especially when newspapers carry stories of the latest piece of supposedly ‘helpful’ research, which, more often than not, is frightening rather than reassuring. Of course, there are things we know it’s wise to steer clear of. But often the