Guidance to induce minority ethnic pregnancies earlier condemned as racist
Draft Nice guidelines for England, Wales and Northern Ireland will not solve poorer maternity outcomes for women of colour, say doctors
The Surrogate review – compelling drama for a new kind of family
A woman’s decision to provide a gay couple with a child becomes very complicated in this refreshingly real-world drama
Why be a performative Insta parent when your kids will be happy in front of the TV?
There is no best kind of parenting, but if it gets you and your kids safely through the day, then that’s enough
Pregnant women in England denied mental health help because of Covid
In 2020-21, only 31,261 out of 47,000 managed to access perinatal mental health services
‘I knew how dangerous things could become’: the perils of childbirth as a Black woman
When she was pregnant, Anna Malaika Tubbs was thrilled – then terrified, knowing the shockingly high death rate of Black women in childbirth. Could she find a way to stay safe?
‘No discussion’: significant increase in women being induced for low-risk births, study finds
Induced births lead to higher rates of medical intervention and are not recommended in uncomplicated pre-term pregnancies, so why are they on the rise?
‘I was losing my mind’: can baby sleep gurus really help exhausted parents?
Growing numbers of frazzled parents are paying a fortune to people who claim they can help them get a good night’s rest. Are they being taken for a ride? Plus a doctor’s top tips for children of all ages
Asthma in toddlers linked to in-utero exposure to air pollution, study finds
Developing foetuses ‘exquisitely sensitive’ to harm from tiny particles, scientists say
We should teach children about miscarriage during sex ed. Here’s why
A reported one in four pregnancies will end in miscarriage. Yet miscarriage, like abortion, is not included in most curricula
Parent trap: why the cult of the perfect mother has to end
Worldwide, mothers are overworked, underpaid, often lonely and made to feel guilty about everything from epidurals to bottle feeding. Fixing this is the unfinished work of feminism