Breastfeeding saves lives – it’s time for warnings on formula milk
Ros Wynne-Jones: Breastmilk could save 830,000 babies' lives a year. Westerners squeamish about warnings on packets should see the big picture
Pregnant women urged to give up coffee
Research finds even low levels of caffeine raise risk of babies being born lighter than expected
Formula milk firms accused of targeting mothers and health workers with gifts
Marketing practices contributing to decline in breastfeeding in nations with some of the highest child mortality rates, says report
Andrew Solomon: ‘I’m one of five parents with four children in three states’
The author talks to Carole Cadwalladr about his 11-year mission to write an epic about family strife and his own challenges as a gay father
Ten reasons why my childhood wasn’t as good as my daughters’
My kids are at the centre of family life - I was peripheral to my parents' universe. By Tim Lott
Starting a family in 2013
Expenses can vary depending on your circumstances and how much you splash out on 'essential' equipment
When should your children go to bed?
A Sussex headteacher has warned parents to put their kids to bed earlier so they are refreshed for the school day – so how much do children and young people really need?
Breast is best – isn’t it? Debate rages over the effect on mother and child
A leading American critic of research into the health benefits of breast feeding says they are overrated. Now the controversy is set to engage parents in Britain as she puts her arguments in a lecture this week
Nearly half of births in England and Wales are to mothers over 30
49% of women are over 30 when their baby arrives, as average age of mothers continues 40-year climb, ONS figures show
What doctors won’t do
From steroids to sleeping tablets, IVF to the flu jab – doctors reveal the treatments they would avoid