The Guardian view on criminalising drinking in pregnancy: no cheers
Editorial: Who will benefit from the bid to criminalise a woman who damaged her baby by drinking in pregnancy?
My wife had a stroke after giving birth
When Mia Sarjeant had brain surgery the day after her daughter Esther was born, it was left to her husband Adam to pick up the pieces
Our marriage is happier than ever because of the alcoholism
When R and I realised that the alcohol was not the cause of all our problems, we understood that we could stay married if the desire was strong enough
What I’m really thinking: the IVF patient
‘Scans revealed that I hadn’t miscarried but the embryo had attached itself to the scar tissue in my cervix. If left there, I’d die’
I was a late developer
As his friends went through puberty, Neil Brennan remained stubbornly boyish and undeveloped. By 18, he was desperately anxious … would he ever catch up with his peers?
My daughter, who has depression, is considering IVF to become a single mother
She has come off antidepressants to prepare for pregnancy, but is she doing the right thing? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
Don’t judge Robbie Williams for live-tweeting his little angel’s birth
Ally Fogg: There’s an awful lot of hanging around involved in childbirth, and Ayda Field didn’t seem to mind, so what’s the problem?
High-fliers have more babies, according to study
Growing wealth divide allows high-fliers who can afford childcare to have families, study suggests
Marriage in recovery: The things that keep me sane
In my penultimate column, here is a list of things I’ve learned that have kept me going
Why my son rides a balance bike
Victoria Hazael: I don’t want my son to learn bad cycling habits – stabilisers give false sense of security and encourage over-leaning