Rise of the sumo baby
Viv Groskop talks to mothers, doctors and midwives on the boom in newborns weighing 10lb or more
‘I half-hoped that I might miscarry’
When Annie Rey was growing up, she had a terror of disability. Then her son was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, and it seemed her worst fears had come true
Push … then nip and tuck
'Mummy jobs', in which cosmetic surgeons set out to erase all evidence of childbirth from a woman's body, are already big business in the US. Now they are catching on here. Viv Groskop reports on a disturbing trend - and asks three mothers how they really feel about their post-baby bodies
Obesity is an increasing risk in childbirth, report warns
Obesity is a growing risk factor in the deaths of women during pregnancy or childbirth, according to a report published today
Jehovah’s Witness mother dies after refusing blood transfusion
A young mother and Jehovah's Witness has died after giving birth because doctors were forbidden from giving her a blood transfusion.
Fading away by lamplight – how expert help could have saved mother and child
The vast majority of deaths in childbirth are avoidable, but Guatemala faces the biggest challenges.
536,000 deaths a year: the childbirth toll
· Little progress in labour and pregnancy mortality· Abortions decrease but picture bleak in Africa
Doctor couple ‘let teen son do caesarean’
Indian state investigates claims that boy, 15, performed surgery to get into record books.