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

The cost of contraception is dwarfed by that of unplanned pregnancy

Sarah Ditum: Don't believe the US hype that contraception is too expensive – it's a long-term cost saving and enables women's economic freedom

Multiple abortions ‘increase chance of premature or underweight births’

Finnish research suggests slightly increased risk of problems for women who have had three or more terminations

Male circumcision: the unkindest cut of all

Matt Williams: New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics run counter to medical consensus. No way will my son get the snip!