Does eating greens give dads healthier babies?
Luisa Dillner: Lack of folate, found in green veg, can cause abnormalities in babies, so women planning pregnancy are advised to take a supplement. Should fathers follow suit?
Palestinian entrepreneur hopes sex shop will help married couples connect
Ashraf Alkiswani, 30, says he has approval from Ramallah mosque elders for pornography-free online venture Karaz
Euan Ferguson: ‘I think,’ I stuttered… ‘I think I’ve had a stroke’
Euan Ferguson lives on his own. One morning his body stopped working, but pride and his independent spirit meant he didn't call anyone for two days. Here, he tells a story of the importance of friends and family
I gave birth in our car – twice!
Joanna Moorhead: Faye and Carl Lygo didn't make it to the maternity hospital – she gave birth in the back of the car on the way. And it happened to them twice ...
I always wanted to be a mother
Anonymous: From as young as I can remember I always wanted to have children. Find a man, have unprotected sex, then worry about all the rest later was the plan
I wasted £30,000 trying to have a baby I didn’t want
Single and in her 40s, Claudia Connell decided to have a baby – it was now or never. But during her third IVF attempt, she began to regret the whole idea
Bounty parenting club under fire over maternity ward ‘exploitation’
60,000 sign petition calling on government to sever contract as MPs express concern over sales reps in hospitals
Why men decide to become single dads
You're successful at work, happily single – and desperate to become a father. What happens when men get baby hunger? Nicholas Blincoe meets the parents who have decided to go it alone through surrogacy or adoption
The sadness of separation
I cry all the time – I didn't realise being a single mother would be so hard. Thank goodness my mum is coming
Child marriage could trigger surge in Africa’s under-15s pregnancy rate – UN
UN population survey predicts steep climb in young girls giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa unless child marriage is banned