Night terrors: ‘His eyes were open but he wasn’t awake’
My son woke up at 11.45pm and screamed until his throat was raw at 3am. Just when you think you’ve got all the answers to parenting …
If women are told to fear alcohol, they must also be told they have choice
We need less fear-mongering and more support for women who need reproductive healthcare – including abortion care
Zika outbreak raises fears of rise in deaths from unsafe abortions
Campaigners urge governments in Latin America to rethink bans on abortion and make contraception widely available
Cancer patient mother says she would have kept her baby ‘in my tummy’
Heidi Loughlin says she would not have chosen to deliver baby 12 weeks early to undergo chemotherapy had she known daughter would not survive
‘They take over your life and then, one day, they walk off with it’: life before and after children
A baby changes everything. So how does it feel when they’re all grown and gone? Photographer Dona Schwartz meets expectant parents and empty-nesters
Is it safe to drink during pregnancy?
The norms around drinking while pregnant seem to change every couple of decades. Is it ok to have an occasional drink, or is it better to extra cautious?
‘I’m insisting that things be done my way’: readers share their birth stories
Whether choosing a home birth or a hospital birth, we asked readers for their experiences and about the quality of care
I was pregnant, alone and bleeding, but didn’t realise the danger
The day the NHS saved my life: I cannot thank my GP surgery staff enough for their quick and calm response that may have saved me and my baby
Pregnant? Steer clear of unfounded advice
Expectant women have been told what to avoid for centuries. Now epigenetics is on their case, too, says Kat Arney
Experience: I gave birth at 23 weeks
The consultant told us it was not routine to try to sustain the life of a baby born as early as ours, but for us it was simple: we wanted our daughter to have every opportunity to live