At last, a doctor who respects older mothers

Lynsey Hanley: David Richmond recognises why women are having babies later – they want to take control of their lives

Top maternity doctor: increasing age of first motherhood is irreversible

No point in warning women to have children by age of 35 as they are making conscious decision, says David Richmond

What I’m really thinking: the mother of a stillborn baby

'I've joined an invisible club that gains, on average, 17 new members a day in the UK – the highest stillbirth rate for any country in Europe'

Sales reps in NHS maternity wards are a marketing push too far for mothers

We have come to associate parenthood with buying stuff – but that's no reason to subject bed-bound new mums to the hard sell, says Mumsnet editor Sarah Crown

Being pregnant felt like being in drag

Kira Cochrane: As a butch lesbian, AK Summers had to cope with the challenge of living in her pregnant – suddenly feminised – body

New mothers lack lifesaving advice, says Netmums survey

Only a quarter of respondents remembered receiving advice on spotting conditions that could kill them or their baby

Confessions of a slacker dad: why being a 50/50 parent is overrated

Prince William changes nappies, Simon Cowell gushes about his newborn – men are keener than ever to prove they are doing at least half the parenting. When did being a father get so complicated, asks Alex Bilmes

What is the cost to boys of our traditional view of masculinity?

Lola Okolosie: Men are hemmed in by narratives telling them that stoicism is manly. This isn't what I want for my son

Court of appeal to decide whether heavy drinking while pregnant is a crime

Local authority's case against woman who had child with foetal alcohol syndrome could have far-reaching legal implications

Four women given pioneering womb transplants impregnated via IVF

Swedish medical team hoping for world first as women born without uterus or who lost it to cancer get embryo transfers