Is perinatal anxiety a bigger problem than postnatal depression?
For many women, the main problem with giving birth is anxiety – and dealing with it quickly is the key to a good recovery. Is enough being done to spot it in time?
Better care could save hundreds of babies from stillbirth, says report
There are more than 1,000 stillbirths each year and out of a sample of 85, researchers found failures in the pregnancy care of half of them
More babies born to women 35 or older than under 25 for first time
There were 138,592 live births to women under 25 and 144,181 to women aged 35 and over last year in England and Wales, ONS figures show
Fertility treatments are getting better – and more realistic
Developments such as ovarian tissue transplants and single embryo transfer are making motherhood a graspable reality, but services must be safe and accessible
‘Chain of failings’ led to death of Charlotte Bevan and her newborn baby, coroner rules
Coroner says mentally ill woman, who left a Bristol hospital and jumped off a cliff holding her baby, needed a care plan and psychiatric help after she gave birth
Should I get my eggs counted?
Getting a snapshot of your potential fertility cannot give a cast-iron guarantee of having a baby later in life, but because the number of eggs declines with age, it is worth doing sooner rather than later
What’s the best bit of the UN? No 7: UN Population Fund
All week we are looking at the United Nations’ vital agencies. Let us know what you think are the biggest successes and failures, using the form below
My first labour was harrowing. Hypnobirthing made my second like a dream
First-time mothers can be terrified because they’re rushed through labour, but I overcame my fears with the help of this meditative practice
How many people should watch you give birth? The crowdbirthing conundrum
Women in their teens and 20s have an average of eight people in the room during the course of giving birth, a survey suggests – it might work for some, but there are a few key questions to consider
Crowdbirthing: do young mums really like to push in public?
According to a survey, twentysomethings’ appetite for sharing every aspect of their lives has made it on to the labour ward, with eight family members and friends in attendance at each birth