Stacey Solomon lends an ear and bumps up close to mothers-to-be to launch children’s charity campaign

So Stacey Solomon was more than happy to step up and lend a hand to help other mothers and their babies.

The reality TV star got up close and personal with a couple of heavily pregnant women as she and other celebrities helped back the Save The Children charity and its campaign for more midwives.

The campaign launch coincides with a Missing Midwives report published by the charity today, which shows that there is a global shortage of 350,000 midwives.

One in three women around the world give birth without a midwife and two million completely alone, with often devastating results.

Stacey was joined by journalist Natasha Kaplinsky, film director Gurinder Chadhaand actress Dervla Kirwan.