More than half of women left alone while in labour, survey suggests
· Level of care sees 75,000 a year suffer anxiety · Hewitt to confirm pledge on allocating midwives
Against all odds
Amillia Taylor shouldn't be alive. She was born at less than 22 weeks - in the US, where babies aren't considered 'viable' until 23 weeks. But her desperate mother lied to doctors about how far gone she was, and Amillia is now the most premature baby to have ever survived. Aida Edemariam reports on her extraordinary story and asks: should we be saving such tiny babies?
Pregnant women turned away in midwife crisis
Rising birth rates and a lack of specialists leaves maternity units unable to cope with demand.
Take the hassle (and the fun) out of childbirth
Justine Roberts on the baby planning service that promises to take care of all your pre- and post-pregnancy problems.
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.