Should you argue in front of the kids?
A study has shown a link between family discord and a reduction in the volume of grey matter in the brain. Dr Dillner reports
What is the effect of pro-life pregnancy advice centres?
They pretend to offer impartial help, but what kind of harm do these unregulated centres have on vulnerable young women, asks Eva Wiseman
Female refugees from Syria ‘blighted by gynaecological illness and stress’
Study of women who have fled to Lebanon criticises serious lack of antenatal and general health care
Birth weight is strongly affected by the mother’s own diet as a child
A pregnant woman's diet may have much less effect on her baby's health than what she ate in her own childhood
Baby boys and girls receive different nutrients in breast milk
A mother's milk may contain different levels of nutrients depending on the sex of her baby to meet different growth needs
A miscarriage tore our friendship apart
Being pregnant at the same time was a dream come true for best friends Anna Wharton and Jane Gould. Then one had a miscarriage
There are very good reasons a foetus cannot be a victim of crime
Zoe Williams: Criminalising women who drink while pregnant would set a profoundly dangerous legal precedent. Support for the idea is driven by wild overestimates of foetal alcohol syndrome
Pupil excluded from primary school for flouting healthy eating policy
Six-year-old boy's parents called to a meeting after bag of Mini Cheddars was discovered in packed lunch
My children became my greatest teachers
Childhood trauma left Roman Krznaric emotionally withdrawn. Since then, he has tried to repair the damage and his own children have taught him how to step into someone else's shoes
Intensive care: life with a seriously ill baby
For babies born ill or very early, the first few weeks in intensive care can be gruelling. How do they (and their parents) get through it? Louise Tickle and photographer Colin McPherson follow the journey of one baby born with a serious heart defect