I’m 13 and worried about being fat
My friends are all skinny and happy and I can’t talk to my parents about my obsession with my weight. It’s driven me to the edge. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
A moment that changed me: holding the newborn baby I never thought I’d have
As a gay man I doubted I’d become a father. With my son in my arms for the first time, I wept – for myself growing up in care and for the future with a family
The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the norm
A new report confirms our worst fears about lack of midwives and lack of continuity. The situation is frustrating and dangerous – and it’s getting worse
Experience: I had a stroke while I was pregnant
‘I tried to sit up, but the nurse told me that I would fall out of bed, because I had no sitting balance. I thought, “Are you on crack? Of course I can sit up!” But she was right: I was paralysed down my left-hand side’
Here’s the real recipe for healthy eating: a big fat serving of education
Artificial sweeteners might be fattening us up, say scientists. It’s time to ditch the diet drinks, gen up and take responsibility for bad food habits
‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you
Books speak of pregnancy as a pastel-hued dream. But the idea that suddenly you have so much more to lose can be frightening
Having a baby? Don’t be brave – take the drugs
There’s no point in false machismo when giving birth when pain relief is so close to hand
A new year that changed me: realising I wanted to live, and giving up heroin
The New Year’s Eve I spent with my family when I was a junkie was horrific. But their contempt for the state I was in helped me to finally change
Labour of love: the volunteers helping fellow refugees give birth
When Safa came to the UK from Syria, she faced giving birth alone. Now Fatoma, who fled Sudan 10 years ago, will be with her as part of a groundbreaking scheme
Have fun in your 50s: it’s the key to living longer, science says
A positive outlook in middle age can make you live longer, a UCL study has found. We ask over-50s how they keep themselves happy and contented