Breast milk donations kept my tiny daughters alive

A drop of breast milk – enough to feed a kitten – fed one mother’s twins, but formal support for donations is under-funded

Induced lactation: why a woman doesn’t need to bear a child in order to breastfeed it

A viral photograph of a couple breastfeeding their twin babies has highlighted the process that allows a woman to nurse a child she has not carried. So how does it work?

Parenting guides teach us everything – except how to be parents

From breast feeding to sleep training, there is a manual to help new parents. But how useful are they really? And don’t they just make us feel even more stressed? By Eva Wiseman

Majority of parents don’t know how much exercise children need

Survey shows that 68% of adults are unaware of recommended exercise time

Three to tango: the pregnant dancer duetting with her husband

A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump

I’m off to have a baby, and I’m taking no tips from the new pregnancy influencers

Where once just not vomiting in my hair was enough, now I’m supposed to wonder how cute my bump looks in my lingerie selfies

Express yourself! How the breast-pump revolution could ease maternal stress

As hi-tech pumps enter the market, it’s hoped the hassle and difficulty of feeding a small baby will soon be consigned to the past

UK among least family-friendly countries in OECD, survey finds

League table compiled based on parental leave and childcare levels puts UK in bottom third

Beware the fertility app that wants to share your data with anti-abortion campaigners

Most of us happily upload the most personal information on to the apps we use everyday. But do we really want to share our data with organisations funded by anti-abortion campaigners? By Eva Wiseman

Pregnant and Platonic review – what’s it like to have a baby with a stranger?

There’s warmth and emotion – if also some awkwardness – in this gentle documentary about a matchmaking service for wannabe co-parents