G4S contract to run sexual assault referral centres damned
Campaigners criticise 'sell-off' of sensitive services to private company that bungled Olympics security contract
Pregnant women are not the only smokers – tests are not the answer
Emer O’Toole: Asking pregnant women to take breath tests is patronising and fails to take into account that smoking is society’s issue too
Alison Bigrigg obituary
Consultant gynaecologist who helped to transform sexual and reproductive health services in the UK
Let’s celebrate the miracle of birth but be honest about hard choices
Yvonne Roberts: The Turner quadruplets remind us both of the wonders of science and the need to determine our priorities
Listen to mother: time to change NHS practice on umbilical cord-cutting
Christina Patterson: Pregnant women need to feel medical staff are on their side – the nation's health suffers if people don't have faith in doctors
Cosmetic surgery crackdown is needed, says NHS medical director
Sir Bruce Keogh report warns of 'normalisation' of procedures and proposes restrictions on treatments and marketing
Independent midwives: why we can’t afford to lose them
New legislation could lead to many independent midwives being outlawed. Where does that leave the women who have them to thank for their transformative birth experiences?
Zen and the art of keeping the NHS bill under control
Madeleine Bunting: Jon Kabat-Zinn is widely credited as the man who brought Zen Buddhism to the masses. Now he's bringing it to Downing Street
Health act means the death of the NHS as we know it
The Health and Social Care Act comes into force on 1 April with serious consequences for the poor, writes London GP Youssef El-Gingihy
Experience: I didn’t know I was having twins
Chloë Wilson: 'When I was pregnant with my son, I had felt so stressed whenever I came into contact with the medical profession that I decided not to involve the NHS again'