‘There is joy, and there is rage’: the new generation of novelists writing about motherhood
From the shock and awe of labour to domestic isolation, a wave of recent novels captures the transformative nature of being a mother
‘I felt rage. I had traded my sanity for milk’: what happened when I breastfed despite the pain
Women continue to be told that breast is best – even when they are in agony or exhausted. As I discovered firsthand, this message puts new mothers under incredible strain
Two single friends, one radical plan: why I’m having a child with my gay best mate
Tom and I thought we’d missed out on having a family - until a drunken conversation turned serious …
‘I was grieving but couldn’t admit it’: why men cope so badly with miscarriage
When a mother has a miscarriage, men tend to snap into being strong, stoic and supportive. But a father also needs time to grieve. Here, Steve Bloomfield reflects on loss and hears how men are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been
Don’t quit booze – just drink differently: 15 ways to change your life without trying all that hard
We ask the experts for the small life changes that can make a big difference
Failure to stem rising cost of formula in UK putting babies at risk, say experts
Leading doctors and charities urge children’s health minister to take action to support struggling families
My parents and in-laws are making inappropriate comments about my baby. Should I let them go?
You are allowed to have rules about how you and your child are treated, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but enforcing them will feel awful
‘It’s extortionate’: a mother’s struggle to afford rising price of baby formula
Lone parent Rebecca Anderson feels women in UK who do not breastfeed are being penalised after 25% price rise
Births among women over 50 rise 15% in England, figures show
Births to older mothers have increased in recent years alongside average ages for childbirth and IVF treatment
A home help for eight days after giving birth? Why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world
Everyone who gives birth in the Netherlands has the legal right to a kraamzorg to help with everything from breastfeeding to laundry. How do these new mums find it?