One set of twins – two fathers: how common is superfecundation?

Heteropaternal superfecundation will be tackled in a new romcom – but it happens in real life, too. Two experts explain how

This womb transplant breakthrough could open up pregnancy to all sexes

The live birth of a baby girl in São Paulo is a medical advance that may change the definition of motherhood, says science writer Philip Ball

Child of Mine review – three stories that reveal the tragedy of stillbirth

The UK has one of the worst rates of stillbirth in the UK, yet the subject is barely discussed. Perhaps more films like this dignified and moving documentary will change that

I said ‘I’m in labour’ but no one listened. I had to be my own midwife, my own voice

I don’t want to think I was harmed because I was an angry, black woman who refused to comply with the experts

Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection

Arterton reimagines her Bond girl role for the #MeToo era, while Knightley writes frankly about the experience of motherhood

Child of Mine review – poignant study of the trauma of stillbirth

Katie Rice’s documentary sensitively approaches a tough subject while listening to the concerns of midwives and obstetricians

Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too

Married sex, the limits of hygiene, mothers’ fears and neuroses, the private names they have for genitals – there’s magic in among the horror

Tell us about your difficult childbirth experiences

We’d like to hear about your experiences during and after childbirth and what helped you deal with them

‘Yes he’s alive but I’m not OK’: the bloody truth about childbirth

New mothers are sharing their horror stories online. But does talking about giving birth traumatise other women – or empower them?

Don’t tell women to shut up about childbirth. Sharing stories saves lives

Giving birth is bloody painful. Why deny it? But it’s also the experience of a lifetime, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore