Katie’s midwife referred her to us for some additional support. She was pregnant and alone. Her boyfriend wanted nothing to do with the baby and was encouraging her to have an abortion. When she didn’t book the termination, he made her leave the flat they lived in together. Katie’s family too were unwilling to support… Read more »

The Northampton House of the national pregnancy care charity Life has thanked the Northampton community, which rallied to help the House by fundraising and redecorating. The house is part of Life’s Pregnancy Matters™ service, which offers counselling, a place to live and practical support for women in crisis pregnancies and all those affected by pregnancy… Read more »

With parenting comes that funny paradox – life becomes richer, whilst making you an awful lot poorer. Things are put in perspective and priorities change. All of a sudden you start working to live instead of living to work.

Read the unabridged letter, below. Dear Mr Sharpe, I was one of the Service User/ Client of Life Charity. I am writing this letter to show my appreciation and to say a “BIG THANK YOU” to Life Charity organisation for saving my life. I was able to go through sessions of counselling with Joyce. Joyce… Read more »

  If we took the DNA that is in a single cell – including that of the zygote – and laid it end-to-end, it would measure 1 metre. In fact, if we uncoiled all of the DNA within an adult human being, it would reach to the Sun and back … 340 times. Only one… Read more »