Life support
Linda Jackson on the praise being given to a midwife for her work with drug-dependent pregnant women.
Hard labour
Just how traumatic is childbirth? We all know that having a baby hurts - but that's soon forgotten, surely? Kate Hilpern on why, for some women, it is an experience that leaves deep psychological scars.
Double trouble
A new study suggests second twins are more likely to survive if they are delivered by caesarean. But is surgery really such a good option? Joanna Moorhead reports.
Birth rights
If the NHS won't give you a home birth, then an 'independent midwife' could be the answer. But now their future is under threat, reports Joanna Moorhead.
Hard labour
Controversial childbirth expert Michel Odent now claims that 'industrialised obstetrics' could be to blame for autism and drug abuse. Joanna Moorhead reports.
Salts cut death in pregnancy
A cheap and simple treatment can halve the chances of women developing a dangerous complication of pregnancy which kills more than 50,000 mothers and their unborn babies a year worldwide.
How I delivered my own baby
What should you do if you're about to give birth and the midwife is stuck in traffic? Joanna Moorhead followed her instincts.