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
Should men have children earlier in life?
Research has linked fathers over 45 to having children with an increased risk of autism, substance abuse and low academic achievement. So should men have babies earlier? Dr Dillner reports
Children of older men at greater risk of mental illness, study suggests
Research finds children born to fathers aged over 45 were more likely to have mental health problems and do poorly at school