Inquiry launched into maternity ward deaths
· Fear over risks for women from poorer backgrounds· Charities warn review may cut choices on childbirth
Listen to the mother who wishes that her son had died at birth
Polly Toynbee: An informed decision to let life go may be more humane than saving a severely ill baby without considering its future.
Premature-baby care overseas
Different countries have varying approaches to the treatment of prematurely born babies, especially on the issue of euthanasia. David Batty outlines four policies.
Some sick babies must be allowed to die, says Church
· Bishop admits right to life for newborns is not absolute· Nuffield inquiry to publish guidelines on premature births
Second class delivery
A controversial study in 2000 recommended caesareans for breech births. But is the move to surgical intervention really best for mothers, asks Viv Groskop.
How can I lose my pregnancy weight?
Health panel: Four years after a Caesarean, my once-flat stomach is wobbly with cellulite and the extra pounds just won't shift. How can I regain my pre-childbirth shape - and my confidence?
Fight for life
Doctors can now save babies born at 24 weeks - or even earlier. Ahead of a major new report on the ethics of saving ever more premature babies, Gaby Hinsliff explores a debate that is splitting the world of medicine.
Live filming could terrify women, charity says
Women could be scared off having babies by seeing the intimate experience of childbirth served up as a television spectacle, a leading childbirth charity warned yesterday, as Channel Five screened the first live birth on British TV. By Jeevan Vasagar.