Experience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I went into labour
I had aches and pains and felt tired all the time. Drinking made me sick. But the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong
Can’t put the baby to bed? Hire a sleep consultant
Exhausted parents are increasingly turning to private consultants to help them sleep-train their babies. Is it really worth paying up to £400 a night for?
‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis?
Faced with the challenges of middle age, many people crash and burn. But is there another way?
How porn is damaging our children’s future sex lives
Any boy with a smartphone can watch online pornography – and it’s harming their ability to relate to real-life girls and women
We should not rely on Nicola Sturgeon to break the silence around miscarriage
We are lucky to have women like her speaking out, but we need to challenge the stigma around miscarriage as a society – after all, one in six known pregnancies ends in one
Babies born by caesarean more likely to be obese as adults, study suggests
The way we are born may have a lasting impact on health, possibly because babies born by C-section miss out on exposure to vital bacteria in the birth canal
US teen pregnancy rate drops to record low due to ‘increased contraceptive use’
New analysis finds percentage of sexually active teens who used some form of birth control the last time they had sex increased significantly from 2007 to 2012
MPs urge better job protection for expectant and new mothers
Call for German-style system to reduce ‘shocking’ discrimination, particularly against women in casual work in UK
‘My friend was a life-changer’: readers on the relationships that last
We asked you to share your stories of friendship that endures through life’s ups and downs – here are some of the responses
Divorce: ‘No one tells you about the dent on your wedding finger that doesn’t go’
Sara Davison is a divorce coach – she’s been through it herself and now helps others to come to terms with the loss of a long-term relationship.