I was born inside out
For as long as he could remember, James Clarke had struggled with the physical and emotional scars of his childhood condition. Then he met the surgeon who had saved his life ...
Too fat to be a mother
Nichola Morris was desperate to start a family - then a clinic refused her IVF treatment because of her weight. But, she says, the heartbreak and humiliation were worth it in the end.
The pregnancy police are watching you
In the US, women of child-bearing age are being advised to consider themselves 'pre-pregnant' at all times, by giving up smoking, drinking and drugs. What are the implications of treating people as glorified incubators, asks Diane Taylor.
Too fat for a family?
Fertility experts announced this week that overweight women should not be allowed IVF on the NHS. Are there good medical reasons - or do we just not like the idea of fat people breeding? By Kira Cochrane.
Hush about baby
Why do women keep shtoom when they first find they are pregnant? One who did, and was then forced to lie when she miscarried, wishes she had been open from the start.