The father’s a Viking
Jessica McCallin wanted to have a child on her own using donated sperm. But it's not that easy in Britain. Then she heard about Denmark's booming artificial insemination industry
A hugger or a tiger mother: battle of the baby-rearing strategies
A series of new books is likely to open up fresh controversy about the way we bring up our children; some demanding strict, regimented parenting, others a more laid-back approach
Slogans are bad for babies
Sarah Ditum: Breast may be best, but for the welfare of mother and child one message can't drown out all others
Six months of breastmilk alone is too long and could harm babies, scientists now say
Fresh review of evidence contradicts WHO breastfeeding guidance leaving campaigners outraged and mothers baffled
It’s time to stop knocking breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is not just a way of nourishing your baby – it's also about a relationship, it's about security, and it's about loving
Failure of contraceptive implants sets back battle against teen pregnancies
Bad press surrounding 584 cases in which women trusting in Implanon implants fell pregnant is a blow to family-planning advisers
Mother dies of swine flu two weeks after birth
Suffolk woman Sarah Applin died a fortnight after giving birth to her second child
The best age to become a mother – between 20 and 35
Leader of UK's maternity doctors warns against trend towards older motherhood and says schools could help to teach youngsters the best age for childbearing
When it comes to parenting, fathers are not an optional extra
Charlie Swinbourne: Cricketer Jimmy Anderson has been criticised for taking paternity leave. But why should women shoulder the responsibility alone?
Girls who have disrupted childhoods get pregnant younger, study suggests
Not being breastfed, an absent father, moving house frequently and lack of involvement of parents in upbringing all brought forward age of first pregnancy