Unsafe sex: why everyone’s at it
They pay their bills, hold down careers – so why are young people taking risks when it comes to sex? Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett talks to the women (and men) ditching contraception and trusting in luck
What medications can I take during pregnancy?
Luisa Dillner: Some medicines – available both on prescription and over the counter – are safe for you and your baby. But which ones are they and when should you consult your doctor?
Pregnant women get sick too, so is there a case for medication?
For years expectant mothers have been advised to avoid medication and excluded from clinical trials. But, asks Frankie Miren, is this endangering their health and that of their children?
Desperate to get pregnant? There’s an app for that
Smartphone technology combined with wearable temperature sensors has given hope to couples diagnosed with unexplained infertility, writes Catherine de Lange
More women should give birth at home, advice suggests
Government health advisers say more mothers-to-be should opt for home births when deciding where to have their baby
Fussy eaters – how to get your child to try nutritious food
Amy Fleming: While it's clearly important to supervise your children's diet, the trick is to be as covert about it as possible
How big-hearted babies turn into selfish monsters
Tracy McVeigh: Our natural instinct for altruism is being destroyed by the demands of modern life, claims a new book
Andrew Solomon: ‘Figuring out how to love someone who seems unlovable is very familiar to me’
The books interview: Andrew Solomon, winner of the Wellcome prize, talks to Hadley Freeman about the people who helped him write Far From the Tree, and how their struggles inspired him to start a family of his own
Are we ready for a prenatal screening test for autism?
David Cox: A blood test for diagnosing autism is becoming a realistic possibility, but the ethical implications are profound
At last, a doctor who respects older mothers
Lynsey Hanley: David Richmond recognises why women are having babies later – they want to take control of their lives