Anna Ryder Richardson, who is herself expecting a baby in the New Year, will be hosting a Christmas Shopping and Pampering morning in conjunction with Yahoo! Shopping and the National Childbirth Trust.

Bringing together a host of pregnant ladies, Yahoo! will be showing them the easiest way to shop this Christmas - online. To create a totally stress-free environment, a million miles away from the frenzied high street, this will be accompanied by massage and other pampering luxuries.

Anna Ryder Richardson will be meeting with all the attendees and discussing pregnancy, the joys of impending motherhood and the prospect of shopping for all her Christmas presents.

Notes to Editors

Yahoo! Shopping brings many merchants together in a one-stop shop to make life easier this Christmas shopping season. Customers can carry their shopping basket from merchant to merchant – with one overall payment at the check out at the very end. Research* has shown that saving time (53% of respondents) and avoiding crowds (47%) are the principal reasons why consumers might buy gifts online this Christmas.

* Source: Jupiter Consumer Survey 2000 (US)

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