What if I end up alone? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions. In this series, our writers answer some of the most common queries

I’m thinking of having a baby on my own

My mother is supportive but I worry what people will think. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

The fertility industry is one that sells hope – sometimes that hope is false

The latest headlines about fertility have predictably caused outrage. We need to ask why women feel they have to ‘delay’. Having a baby should be an achievable goal at any age

Why aren’t men in their 30s pressured to have kids? The answer isn’t biological …

Over the weekend women in their 20s were again under pressure to conceive. But this debate isn’t about fertility so much as an outdated social conservatism

The obsession with ‘natural’ birth is just another way to judge a woman

Judgments rain down on pregnant women – not least when they opt for a little medical assistance

Bereaved father uses his art to show how men share the pain of miscarriage

Artist stages ‘joyous and thought-provoking’ exhibition to raise awareness of how fathers deal with loss

Screen time v play time: what tech leaders won’t let their own kids do

Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive designed some of the world’s most desirable tech – but imposed strict limits on their own children using it. What rules do others set?

Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm male foetus, study shows

Researchers investigating reproductive defects in baby boys identify possible link between low levels of testosterone and paracetamol intake

Unregistered surrogate-born children creating ‘legal timebomb’, judge warns

Children born through surrogacy who lack a court’s parental order could become ‘stateless and parentless’ with birth mother remaining legal parent, says Theis

Miscarriage misconceptions boost feelings of guilt and shame, study says

Fifth of people believe lifestyle choices cause loss of pregnancies while two in five women who had a miscarriage feel like they did something wrong