UK health trusts suspend home birth services as midwives shortage deepens

‘Crisis’ in maternity care leaves expectant mothers facing difficult births in hospital or without support at home

You be the judge: should my husband spend more time with our baby?

We air both sides of a domestic disagreement – and ask you to deliver a verdict

Samantha Willis was a beloved young pregnant mother. Did bad vaccine advice cost her her life?

When the UK’s jab programme began, expectant mothers were told to steer clear – so Samantha decided to wait until she had had her baby. Two weeks after giving birth, she died in hospital

The agony of choosing termination for my baby who had foetal anomaly

There is a silence around the death of a baby, and a greater hush around the issue of termination for foetal anomaly. Laura Doward shares her life-changing experience

We need to protect breastfeeding women from voyeurs – so why did the debate get so weird?

British MPs are trying to make it illegal to photograph nursing mothers without their consent. But they’re facing some very strange arguments

My life is full of adventure – but being a father has been the most rewarding journey of all

The traveller and TV presenter Simon Reeve on his quest to have a baby after being told he was infertile

Being an only child made me fascinated by siblings – and means I’ve had to learn to share my life

My debut novel is full of the brothers and sisters who were absent through my childhood

Stella Creasy on her lonely maternity cover battle: ‘Women should be able to have kids and do politics’

The Labour politician is used to fighting battles – but can she win her latest: convincing her colleagues to back proper maternity cover for fellow members?

It’s scandalous so few pregnant women in the UK are vaccinated against Covid

It’s the wise thing to do for mother and child, yet official advice has been insufficient and mixed, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

My son seems to blame me for his anxiety. How can we reconnect?

You are trying so hard, but at 22 he needs you to take a step back so he can breathe