I don’t regret my abortion. But the coronavirus lockdown made it a guilty secret

I got pregnant when I should have been social distancing. So now I can’t tell my friends or family about the termination

I’m finally meeting my hydration goals. I know this, because my water bottle told me

I am now urinating 35 times a day, 31 of them being between the hours of 2 and 5am

Improve your relationships – with advice from counter-terrorism experts

Emily and Laurence Alison specialise in communication and co-operation with criminal suspects. But their methods work in the home and at work, too

‘Dad’s a dictator, anything goes with Mum’: how masks and distancing rules are dividing Britain

What do you do when your loved ones flout the law – or nag you about going out? As lockdown eases, attitudes to Covid-19 seem more polarised than ever

My life in sex: the woman whose husband has given up

We have occasional hugs and brief kisses, but that’s it. He doesn’t seem to care

Covid-19 threatens access to abortions and contraceptives, experts warn

Unplanned pregnancy rates have fallen globally, report finds, but coronavirus could endanger access to services

From undercooked statistics to over-simplification: what The Bold Type got wrong about pregnancy loss

Stories of miscarriage are so rare in popular culture, it’s even more disappointing when they’re mishandled

How do I teach my son not to take drugs when I did myself?

You need to focus on what you’ve achieved in beating your addiction, says Annalisa Barbieri. Be calm and factual: tell him how it really was

The power of touch: I wasn’t able to hold my daughter until she was three days old

I was afraid my inability to breastfeed her or engage in skin-to-skin contact would harm her, but I was also burdened by another history

Welcome to the Guardian’s Power of Touch series

Stories and poems full of loss, longing and tenderness