I’ve got a seven-month-old baby. How do I make sure she doesn’t feel the same body shame I did?

Bracing a child for a bad outcome can teach them to expect it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Fortunately time is on your side

The language of maternity is alive and well – so why not expand it to include trans parents?

The use of gender-inclusive language around childbirth is purely about respect, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

How will we count the cost of having a baby during a pandemic?

For everyone who went through a birth in the early days of lockdown, the longer-term effects and anxieties will take years to process, says Eva Wiseman

Everything I thought before the birth of my son now feels naive and misinformed

From non-mother to mother: the scale of the change is almost unspeakable, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Magic curtains and a 36-hour blur mark the arrival of our newborn daughter

Miraculous fluids, bad sandwiches, baby-juggling nurses… A hospital stay is a humbling affair

‘Enjoy it while you can’. Is there a more gloomy phrase to hear while pregnant?

Strangers are so keen to tell me my life as I know it will be over soon – thank goodness for those who have told me it will be OK, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

When the contractions start early we are caught unawares

The ceasarian was booked so we had to enter battle mode when it looked like labour had begun

I gave birth, then they put me in a coma: Grace Victory on surviving Covid and bonding with her baby

The YouTuber was admitted to hospital seven months pregnant and ended up in a coma. A year after she finally met her son, she talks about her incredible recovery

Why are women who suffer extreme sickness in pregnancy told it’s all in their heads?

Dr Kate Womersley relives the horror of having hyperemesis gravidarum – which affects up to 14,000 women a year in the UK – and finds new hope for mothers of the future

What is the ‘normal birth movement’ and why can it be harmful?

Analysis: Striking balance when it comes to birth-related risks is why optimising use of C-section is global concern