NHS cuts putting vulnerable babies at risk, says charity

Special care baby charity Bliss warns about qualifications of some nurses and midwives in hospital neonatal units

Diabetes: the epidemic

Diabetes is nearly four times as common as all types of cancer combined. It is fast becoming the 21st century's major public-health concern

Campaign launched to improve NHS care for women after miscarriage

Mumsnet demands improved treatment including faster access to scanning and better training for healthcare staff

HPV jab: doctors call for teenage girls to be given more effective vaccine against sexual disease

Pressure increases on ministers to provide genital warts innoculation to girls from age 12

The mothers abandoned to postnatal depression

Rowan Davies: Women often turn to online sources of support because they find that NHS services fall short at a time of great vulnerability

NHS hospital in spotlight after womens’ postnatal deaths

Investigation raises questions over safety at Queen's hospital in Romford, Essex after deaths of Violet Stephens and Sareena Ali

Midwives warn further cuts will put women’s safety at risk

Maternity units, already under-staffed and over-stretched, expect further job losses, Royal College of Midwives survey finds

NHS told to improve care of pregnant women carrying twins or triplets

Nice has issued guidance on how health professionals should manage multiple births after discovering wide variations

Music for surgery

Surgeons who listen to music while they work are more relaxed and better at their jobs, according to a new survey. But which is best – Beethoven, the Black Eyed Peas or Black Sabbath?

NHS plans will mean putting wealthy first, says doctors’ leader

Hospitals will be forced to treat wealthy foreigners to raise cash, rather than treat poor patients, says BMA's Hamish Meldrum