An everyday tragedy
With the steep decline in infant mortality over the past century, we have become complacent about pregnancy and childbirth. But the harsh truth, says Joanna Moorhead, is that babies still die.
Caspar’s nightmare
Rebecca Marling Barrie on how a single hazelnut almost killed her son, and the over-the-counter remedy that could have spared them a day of horror.
Brainwashed
Mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, right? Wrong, says Craig Newnes.
Extreme fear of birth pain forces women to miscarry
At least one woman in six is so terrified of giving birth that she induces a miscarriage or avoids becoming pregnant altogether, even though she desperately wants children.
A healthy state of denial
Eminent American writer Michael Kinsley explains why he has spent the past eight years pretending not to have Parkinson's.
Pioneer surgery separates twins
Parents elated as conjoined infants do well after operation to divide fused spinal chords.
Would you like a nice slim bottom?
Well, you're going to have to work for it, says science editor Tim Radford, because all those quick-fix, anti-flab solutions out there don't work.