I left my baby to cry at night for a week – is it my fault she’s an anxious child?

You judge yourself harshly, says Annalisa Barbieri. Make peace with the past and be a more confident mother

Experience: I thought I’d never meet my newborn son

Our baby was on the way when Thailand banned commercial surrogacy. Clinics were raided. Calls and emails went unanswered

Scrap fines for school non-attendance in England, say psychiatrists

Experts say threat could lead to anxious pupils returning to class before they are ready

‘Suzanne wears a necklace that reads Mama-To-Be. The rest of her is blood and gore’: notes from the nursing frontline

In 20 years as a paediatric nurse, I have witnessed the extremes of pain and joy. What keeps me coming back is hope

Coronavirus lockdown caused sharp increase of insomnia in UK

Rise in worry-related sleep was particularly pronounced among mothers, research finds

Improve your relationships – with advice from counter-terrorism experts

Emily and Laurence Alison specialise in communication and co-operation with criminal suspects. But their methods work in the home and at work, too

How do I teach my son not to take drugs when I did myself?

You need to focus on what you’ve achieved in beating your addiction, says Annalisa Barbieri. Be calm and factual: tell him how it really was

The power of touch: I wasn’t able to hold my daughter until she was three days old

I was afraid my inability to breastfeed her or engage in skin-to-skin contact would harm her, but I was also burdened by another history

The pelvic mesh scandal makes it clear: doctors must declare any funding

We need a public register to show which doctors are in the pay of industry – or more patients will suffer, says author and broadcaster Margaret McCartney

‘One in a 50m chance’: woman with two wombs carrying a twin in each

Kelly Fairhurst found out about uterus condition when she went for 12-week scan