NHS to fund surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida

From April patients will be able to have prenatal procedure to repair foetus’s spine

Barbara Taylor Bradford: ‘Why would I stop working? I live by schedules’

The bestselling novelist on eschewing computers and the secret to a long marriage

One set of twins – two fathers: how common is superfecundation?

Heteropaternal superfecundation will be tackled in a new romcom – but it happens in real life, too. Two experts explain how

‘We could have saved them’: Australia’s stillbirth rate unchanged for 20 years

Landmark report finds stillbirth affects 2,000 families a year, and the rate is twice as high for Indigenous mothers

Kids always want to stay up late. But what’s the optimum time for them – and you – to go to bed?

More than half of parents say bedtime is the single most stressful time of the day, yet research on when children should go to bed is poor. One expert explodes the myths

Katherine Jenkins: ‘I used to chase fun, but now everything I want is at home’

The mezzo-soprano on lack of nerves, not speaking between performances and putting on a show with her kids

Who can afford to get pregnant? IVF ‘baby scholarships’ raise a class issue

Private foundations are now helping couples and individuals seeking fertility treatments in a country where IVF costs more than anywhere else on earth

Bill Bailey: ‘As a parent, I’m constantly suggesting some physical activity’

The actor and comedian on birdwatching, taking naps and gaming with his son

Are you married to the right person – and does it matter?

The key to a successful marriage isn’t cohabiting first, or even compatibility. It’s adjusting our expectations

I had my baby in prison, so I know how jails are risking mothers’ lives

Jailed pregnant women need greater support and understanding from the authorities, says a woman who had her baby while in custody