‘I think of my egg donor every day’

Egg donation is an extraordinary, life-changing gift. But what is it like for those involved? We talk to a donor, recipients and a doctor

Poland’s ‘baby hatches’ leave vulnerable mothers exposed

Sophia Deboick: Polish Catholics are defending hatches where unwanted babies can be left. But they can do more harm than good

Lucy Mangan: the nation rejoices at Wills and Kate’s baby news

'Pippa's drafting her latest cash-in volume. "Babies are an excellent way of continuing the family line"'

Experience: my grandmother delivered my baby

Kathy Hurst: 'I still find it remarkable that the very first person to hold my daughter was her great-grandmother'

Unanswered questions over death of pregnant woman in Irish hospital

Denis Campbell: Inquiries now under way must establish when doctors should have realised there was a risk to Savita Halappanavar's life

Why I’m having my first baby at 51

Over 50 and pregnant for the first time: Naomi Gryn on joining the growing tribe of late, late mothers

NHS paid £3.1bn in damages over 10 years for staff errors during childbirth

Doctors say figures revealed in new report are a 'wake-up call' and urge NHS to overhaul maternity care

Population: the future is caring

Danny Dorling: Don't panic. An ageing population is good news for the environment, for growth and for childcare

Kourtney Kardashian gives birth: mummy knows best

A video of Kourtney Kardashian helping in her baby's birth has sparked controversy in the US. A doula explains why taking an active part in the birth isn't so shocking

Neonatal nurse shortage ‘puts babies’ lives at risk in Wales’

Report finds 'significant shortfall' of specialist neonatal nurses across all Welsh health boards