Mother loses bid to use dead daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to grandchild
High court judge acknowledges daughter’s desire for children but rules that she had not given the required consent before she died of bowel cancer aged 28
Pregnancy food: what you eat can affect your child for life
You might think it’s a time to put your feet up and inhale a tub of ice-cream, but eating healthily during those all-important nine months can stop your child becoming obese, and avoid mental-health and social issues
Should I let my child take more risks?
Play such as jumping from a height or letting a child get lost contributes to self-esteem and can reduce the risks they take as adolescents – and avoids a sedentary lifestyle, which can lead to obesity and chronic disease
Divorce not bad for your long-term health, study suggests
Surprise findings follow previous research suggesting that relationship breakdowns can have a negative impact on health
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 But this debate isn’t about fertility so much as an outdated social conservatism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