The natural birth cultists care little about leaving women in agony
The horrors found by the Ockenden report are not alas confined to one maternity unit
‘Women feel they have no option but to give birth alone’: the rise of freebirthing
As Covid infections rose, hospital felt like an increasingly dangerous place to have a baby. But is labouring without midwives or doctors the answer?
Distressed mother separated from breastfed baby for days during hospital stay
Hospital admits breaking own Covid policy as mothers like Charlotte Jones are being needlessly kept apart from their babies
Lives of mothers and babies left in danger at Nottingham University hospitals trust – report
Care Quality Commission downgrades trust’s maternity services to inadequate
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
Survey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason
‘I needed to fix myself for my kids’: breaking the cycle of domestic abuse
Families with complicated lives are being helped by a project that supports both parents during their child’s first two years
Alone and in pain: one woman’s struggle for breastfeeding support
Hannah Wheeler suffered for five months before eventually finding her own solution
Have you experienced postnatal depression during lockdown?
We would like to hear from those who have given birth during coronavirus lockdown and their experiences
The power of touch: I wasn’t able to hold my daughter until she was three days old
I was afraid my inability to breastfeed her or engage in skin-to-skin contact would harm her, but I was also burdened by another history
How many children at risk? UK health visitors count the cost of lockdown
Professionals supporting families worry they may not be picking up issues such as mental ill health and domestic abuse