Parents need a strength switch: to help them and their kids

Focusing on what children do well helps them to behave better – and you to parent well, says Lea Waters

What I’m really thinking: the pregnant grieving mother

I’m sad this pregnancy won’t be one of happy anticipation

I imagined myself pregnant, felt tiny fingers in mine, I dreamed about babies

Attempting motherhood has been the most profound experience of my life. My longing coated everything I saw

Fearne Cotton webchat – your questions answered on Keith Lemon, Teletubbies and the future of radio

The presenter and writer spilled the beans on anger management, meeting the Royals and what she really thought of the ropiest Live Lounge performances

No prosecution risk for Northern Ireland medical staff over abortion referrals

Medical professionals told they will not face prosecution if they refer women to clinics in England and Wales for abortions

Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgaard – digested read

John Crace cuts the Norwegian author’s letter explaining the world to his unborn daughter

The Guardian view on vaginal mesh implants: trust data and patients

Editorial: The devices have benefited a large number of women – but thousands have suffered serious adverse effects

What’s it like to pull off a DJ set at eight months pregnant? Anna Lunoe explains

Visibly pregnant women are seldom seen on stage, but the Sydney-turned-LA DJ says she never considered stopping

A letter to … the kind stranger who shared her grief with me

The letter you always wanted to write

Why I wrote a comedy show about incontinence

As a physiotherapist, I know a third of women don’t have reliable body control. I wanted to raise awareness of this taboo subject at Edinburgh festival