Top maternity doctor: increasing age of first motherhood is irreversible
No point in warning women to have children by age of 35 as they are making conscious decision, says David Richmond
What I’m really thinking: the mother of a stillborn baby
'I've joined an invisible club that gains, on average, 17 new members a day in the UK – the highest stillbirth rate for any country in Europe'
Sales reps in NHS maternity wards are a marketing push too far for mothers
We have come to associate parenthood with buying stuff – but that's no reason to subject bed-bound new mums to the hard sell, says Mumsnet editor Sarah Crown
Being pregnant felt like being in drag
Kira Cochrane: As a butch lesbian, AK Summers had to cope with the challenge of living in her pregnant – suddenly feminised – body
New mothers lack lifesaving advice, says Netmums survey
Only a quarter of respondents remembered receiving advice on spotting conditions that could kill them or their baby
Tales of pregnancy and childbirth: the world wide womb
Global traditions have much to teach us on pregnancy and childbirth. In the run-up to Mother's Day, a new book reveals what we can learn from Japan's sumo wrestlers, the generous Finns and Moldova's fear of fish, writes Amy Fleming
Confessions of a slacker dad: why being a 50/50 parent is overrated
Prince William changes nappies, Simon Cowell gushes about his newborn – men are keener than ever to prove they are doing at least half the parenting. When did being a father get so complicated, asks Alex Bilmes
All by myself: is loneliness bad for you?
He's happily married, but Will Storr want to be alone – all the time. Is this healthy?
Life without sugar: one family’s 30-day challenge
Sugar is now at the centre of the battleground between food and health. How easy would it be to cut it out of your diet? Louise Carpenter finds out
My brother’s brain surgery brought us back together
You don't expect to look after an adult sibling, but that's what Alex Shearer had to do when his brother got a brain tumour