Pregnant women in UK told to watch for heart disease symptoms
Condition is leading cause of death in UK in months before and weeks after childbirth, says audit led by medical Royal Colleges
Lesley Regan: ‘I have a responsibility to tell pregnant women the truth’
The new president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is determined to be honest about the dangers of obesity and other health issues
Simone Lia on pregnancy
So much changed in a short space of time…
Many of our beliefs are not chosen, we are born into them
Loose canon: From faith to football, it is naive to imagine that people can be raised without partiality or commitments
How much time should you spend with your children?
Parents are hardwired to feel guilty that they may not be involved enough with their kids. But what is it that makes the difference when it comes to time – quantity or quality?
The woman who showed me how difficult it is to be pregnant and poor
She was homeless, isolated, vulnerable and completely alone. Every day people walked past her and ignored her
The New Man review – painfully intimate
A frank but unremarkable record by parents-to-be becomes profoundly moving when complications arise
Why rewards can backfire
Beware of giving your kids treats for doing chores, or gold stars for work well done
The New Man review – funny, fearful fatherhood
In a painfully honest documentary, film-maker Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself as his partner’s pregnancy causes him severe existential angst
New man becomes new dad – the very hard way
About to become a father for the first time, film director Josh Appignanesi turned the camera on himself and his pregnant wife. But what started as a light-hearted project suddenly turned very serious