Patients should have online access to medical records, says report

Changes would enable patients to view their whole medical history and study results of diagnostic tests

Quarter of UK women had underage sex, report finds

About 27% of women between 16 and 24 had intercourse before they reached age of consent, according annual health survey

Stillbirth exhibition reveals a devastating loss

An extraordinary photographic exhibition raises awareness of the UK's shockingly high rate of stillbirth – a subject so taboo that few like to talk of it

Women with low-risk pregnancies ‘should have birth choices’

Research into 64,500 births in England finds similar outcomes for home, hospitals and midwife-led birth centres

Caesarean sections represent the low-point of second rate NHS care

No one has experienced pregnancy in the past two decades will have managed to escape second-rate care at some point

NHS caesarean guidelines aim to push down demand for procedure

Guidance from Nice says while no woman should be refused a caesarean, proper information will drive surgery rate down

Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may

Andrew Brown: The overprescribing of antibiotics by under-pressure GPs to a public convinced they cure colds could prove fatal in the long run

Dads-to-be need more than 16 pages to prepare for the birth of their child

Edward Davies: The NHS says support must be offered to new fathers. So why doesn't it do that instead of producing a guide for midwives?

We need a new model for maternity care, not blame for individuals

Response: Most midwives are deeply caring, but the system does not support them – or new mothers, says Sarah Davies

£20bn NHS cuts are hitting patients, Guardian investigation reveals

David Cameron and Andrew Lansley say patients should not suffer from 'efficency savings'. The facts reveal a different story