Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: Should men become fathers before they are 40?
New research warns that older fathers may pass on mutations to their offspring. So does that mean men should get on with parenting at an earlier age?
Meet the momshells: how celebrities make ordinary mums feel guilty
Catwalk culture and the obsession with staying stick-thin can make women feel flabby failures if they are not ready for skinny jeans within weeks of giving birth
Multiple abortions ‘increase chance of premature or underweight births’
Finnish research suggests slightly increased risk of problems for women who have had three or more terminations
Fatherhood: the benefits of leaving it late
William Sutcliffe: A study shows older fathers are more likely to pass on genetic mutations. But we make up for it in our ability to nurture
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give herbal remedies to my children?
Parents have been advised not to give echinacea to their children, but what about other alternative medicines?
Stillbirth: a pain left unspoken
Emma Johnston was devastated by the stillbirth of her daughter. But, she says, the support of friends and family can help parents come to terms with their grief
Work after eight months of pregnancy is as harmful as smoking, study finds
Women who worked after they were eight months pregnant had babies who weighed 230g less on average
‘We both had the gene for albinism’
Lorna Stacey and her husband Mark Sanderson were born with albinism. Genetic counsellors advised that their children would have the condition too. They thought long and hard … and now have a lovely three-year-old boy. Emma Burstall meets them
Why are black women less likely to breastfeed?
Black women are less likely to breastfeed – but no one knows why. Kimberly Seals Allers talks parenting and race with Bim Adewunmi
What does being a dad mean?
No one prepares men for the reality of fatherhood, says new dad Sarfraz Manzoor, while veteran John Crace, whose children have grown up and (nearly) left home, reflects on the lessons learned from 19 years on the job