My brilliant brother has Down’s syndrome. Is it wrong to fear getting pregnant myself?
I’ve always wanted to start a family, but I’m paralysed by the idea of having a disabled child – and diagnostic tests feel like a betrayal
‘Will the babies be left in a war zone?’ The terrified Ukrainian surrogates – and the parents waiting for their children
The Russian invasion has put surrogate mothers in a desperate position – and left foreign couples fearing the worst
Gimme 20! How just 20 minutes a day to yourself could transform your life
Finding time to do what you want to do can seem impossible. But what if it was less than half an hour a day? Here’s how to microdose your ‘me time’
NHS pilots pregnancy screening that may cut racial disparities in baby deaths
Tool addresses inequalities in UK, where stillbirth and perinatal death rates are high for black and Asian babies
It would be a moral and medical disaster if Britain became a surrogacy centre
‘Routine’ childbirth is dangerous. Let’s not add commodified women to the risk list
‘Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs
‘Misleading’ messages from $55bn-a-year industry are ‘unethical’, says report, which calls for plain packaging rules similar to tobacco
Growing sales of breast milk online amid warnings about risks
Exclusive: Human breast milk can contain harmful bacteria, drugs and viruses, say health experts
A moment that changed me: having a baby in lockdown nearly broke me – but it made me face my depression
After my son was born, I lost the ability to cope. But seeking help opened my eyes to other issues I had long silently lived with
Living in a woman’s body: I want my daughter to be inspired by my miraculous scars
When I was pregnant, I discovered that I had developed breast cancer – just like my mother before me. One day, the child I was carrying may face the same hard choices
Living in a woman’s body: when my child died, my every cell hurt. She was worth every tear I shed
After almost three decades, I still miss my daughter. But losing her taught me that grief is something to venerate, not deny