Gifting moms vacation days is cute – but could we give them rights instead? American women aren’t guaranteed paid maternity leave – and colleagues plugging the gaps is nothing to celebrate
Why we should learn to embrace failure Divorce, miscarriage, career knock-backs – the big moments in life often come through crisis and make us who we are, so don’t airbrush them out, says Elizabeth Day
Kick pushchair-chasing companies like Emma’s Diary out of our hospitals Using the NHS to gain commercial access to pregnant women and new mothers is totally unacceptable
Breastfeeding: it’s bad for business! Why would the USA oppose a resolution to promote breastfeeding?
Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research The first ‘test-tube’ baby turns 40 this month, but the impact of in vitro fertilisation extends far beyond solutions to fertility problems
Tennis player Grigor Dimitrov: ‘Pre-Wimbledon, I train six hours a day. Alcohol? I’ve never tried it’ The tennis player on feeling lonely at the top, shaking off ‘Baby Fed’ and eating burgers
From apps to artificial wombs: the smart tech transforming NHS care Smart pills can keep track of a patient’s correct dose – and could even monitor vital signs
Why the truth about breastfeeding and weight loss is far from the myth Does breastfeeding help you lose weight? Serena Williams doesn’t think so – here’s what scientists say
Giorgio Locatelli: ‘I don’t see the line between working and not working’ The Michelin-starred chef on the importance of naps, the downside of having to taste everything and relaxing in Puglia
My father received poor treatment for Parkinson’s. Here’s what I did His care left me horrified – but it spurred me on in my medical career to make sure others didn’t face the same ordeal