Support for mothers and babies needs overhaul, says UK health minister New preventive approach from conception to second birthday would be aimed at avoiding mental and physical problems later
Women diagnosed with foetal anomaly ‘denied surgical abortions’ Charity claims women who terminate pregnancy in such cases are being forced to go through labour to deliver dead children
On my own I have time to think On holiday, away from my husband, my enthusiasm for life is returning – I feel content
Newly single, I suddenly feel happy again At my parents', with the children, I feel protected by the familiarity of the house and my family
Pregnancy: the hard facts Economics professor Emily Oster's new book Expecting Better cuts through the myths and faulty data on pregnancy
Telling the children about our separation It's finally time to speak to the children about R moving out, and it's a million times worse than I imagined. I don't know why I pictured a calmer, less emotionally charged scene
How do I address my pregnancy with a new employer? Work advice: I don't want to anger the company, but I may only be in the job for around four months before I go on maternity leave
I’ve had the abortion. Now it’s time to move on At my support group, I finally realise how my life has to change
Our four-year-old still sleeps with us. Are we right to let him? He has always been a bad sleeper so it's easier in some ways. But will it make him clingier in the long run? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader