Joy, fear and hating the word ‘bump’: nine things I learned about pregnancy

Everything you have ever thought, read, watched, heard or been told about pregnancy and birth is a lie

‘When my boss found out I was pregnant, he fired me’: your tales of discrimination

Five of our readers share their stories about workplace prejudice while pregnant or when returning to work

Post-recession Britons are healthier, better off and living greener lives

National wellbeing snapshot covering period as UK shrugged off financial crisis finds improvements in 17 of its measures

Too many mothers having early caesareans, report warns

Findings reveal large number of hospitals in England carrying out elective C-sections before 39 weeks despite risk posed to child

Pregnant at work: have you experienced discrimination? Tell us what happened

A report has found that one in nine women have lost their jobs as a result of pregnancy and maternity discrimination. We’d like to hear your stories

‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problems

Men have all the time in the world to have a baby, right? Not according to the latest research. Meet a new generation who are freezing their sperm and battling their biological clocks

Tim Dowling: the floor’s tilting – or is it my age?

I may be ill but there’s no way I’m going to sit in the car while my wife goes shopping. Old men sit in the car by themselves, staring at the horizon

Taking a baby from its mother is a horrific job for a midwife

No training can prepare you for a mother’s animalistic howl as her child is removed, but it’s my job to protect newborn babies

How can I help my adult son cope better with chaotic meal and bedtimes?

He’s tired and irritable and on a recent holiday I had to absent myself from the table after he exploded with rage at his children. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader