Hard labour
Controversial childbirth expert Michel Odent now claims that 'industrialised obstetrics' could be to blame for autism and drug abuse. Joanna Moorhead reports.
IVF errors and questions of race
Dea Birkett: Why has the response to the black IVF twins born to white parents been so hysterical?
‘There is a huge amount of pressure’
Four women give their opinion of smoking and pregnancy.
Smoke alarm
Is it right to vilify a pregnant woman for having a ciggy? Luisa Dillner on why Ken should lighten up. Also, new and expectant mothers on the strain of always 'being good'.
Pills or talk?
Malcolm James on the battle to find the right treatment for his son's attention deficit disorder.
Mind the gap
Charlotte Moore: My autistic sons may not have grasped the meaning of the jubilee - but that didn't stop them enjoying it.
Bringing up baby
Feeding on demand and co-sleeping are out. Timed feeds and controlled crying are in. Is this the end of liberal parenting, asks Kate Worsley.
Mrs Robinson – you are the weakest link
So Anne was screwed up by her mother. But blaming our parents is pointless, says Oliver James - insight is what counts.
Red Adair in the nursery
Revered by some, loathed by many, Gina Ford is fast becoming Britain's most controversial childcare guru. Joanna Moorhead meets her...
Be a tooth fairy: keep sugar off their diet
Joanna Blythman on the food menace that must be fought.