Have you had mental health problems related to pregnancy? Share your stories

Postnatal depression is more common than you might think, and some people hold back from having a child due to concerns about mental health. We’d like to hear your experiences

Should I take multivitamins during pregnancy?

Some brands of multivitamins claim to provide mothers-to-be with the maximum nutritional support needed for a baby, but at high prices. However, evidence doesn’t support their claims, or the prices they charge

‘There was no child, I told myself’: life and marriage after miscarriage

She knew many pregnancies ended this way. So why did her miscarriage make one mother feel so alone?

A letter to … my parents, who don’t know their golden child is cracking up

The letter you always wanted to write

Able semen: sperm has a shelf life, too (even if Mick Jagger is still going strong)

The rapid decline in women’s fertility as they age is well known – but what about men and their sperm? Read the fine print and the answer becomes less clear

Meet the mums in their 40s: four stories of having a baby later in life

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age?

Japan’s $1m fertility gambit to help women become mothers

With the country’s population in decline, Urayasu plans to spend 90m yen to preserve women’s eggs for future use

LGA urges councils and NHS to provide more help for children’s mental health

LGA report cites assemblies on mental health and peer mentors as initiatives schools and centres could use to tackle anxiety and depression

Am I ready to have a baby? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries

Most women undergoing fertility treatment will give birth within five years

Danish study showed 71% were successful within timeframe but chances of success were strongly linked to age, said researchers