The infertility premium: how big business exploits our deepest fears about pregnancy

The forced withdrawal of a vitamin drip injection this week has highlighted the growing exploitation of couples who are struggling to conceive

Pregnant smokers warned of ‘potentially deadly risks’

More than 61,399 women still smoking last year at time they gave birth, NHS England says

Breast milk donations kept my tiny daughters alive

A drop of breast milk – enough to feed a kitten – fed one mother’s twins, but formal support for donations is under-funded

Parenting guides teach us everything – except how to be parents

From breast feeding to sleep training, there is a manual to help new parents. But how useful are they really? And don’t they just make us feel even more stressed? By Eva Wiseman

Three to tango: the pregnant dancer duetting with her husband

A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump

I’m off to have a baby, and I’m taking no tips from the new pregnancy influencers

Where once just not vomiting in my hair was enough, now I’m supposed to wonder how cute my bump looks in my lingerie selfies

UK among least family-friendly countries in OECD, survey finds

League table compiled based on parental leave and childcare levels puts UK in bottom third

When my mother died, I inherited her best friend – and she became family

I was in a horrible, frightening place after the death of my mum. Then Les arrived and the fog began to lift

My mum was an addict. I know the pain and suffering this causes

Drugs and alcohol can ruin the lives of family members. They need and deserve our support too, says the Labour MP Caroline Flint

Pregnant and Platonic review – what’s it like to have a baby with a stranger?

There’s warmth and emotion – if also some awkwardness – in this gentle documentary about a matchmaking service for wannabe co-parents