My life as a midwife is nothing like it’s portrayed on TV

The smiling angels of Call the Midwife and hi-tech cheerleaders of documentaries create a simplistic and unhelpful impression

WHO warnings over children’s screen time disputed by UK experts

Paediatricians say latest guidelines on TV, bedtimes and play based on poor evidence

The ‘breast is best’ lobby has left women feeling judged and unworthy

The National Childbirth Trust’s stance on birth and breastfeeding has been rigid and divisive, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

National Childbirth Trust president quits in breastfeeding row

Charity must remain a campaigning voice for women, says ex-head Seána Talbot

The dad who gave birth: ‘Being pregnant doesn’t change me being a trans man’

Transitioning meant that Freddy McConnell finally felt comfortable in his skin. Then he began a quest to conceive and carry his own child

World’s smallest baby boy at birth to leave hospital in Japan

Mother of Ryusuke Sekino said: ‘It seemed he would break if I touched him. I was so worried’

A Deal With the Universe review – one man’s journey to give birth

Jason Barker’s documentary about having to put his transitioning on hold while he tried to become pregnant is filled with gentleness

Forget their future – worry about what your kids are doing now

By focusing on the type of adults we want our children to become we ignore the quality of their experience as kids, now

Cryptic pregnancies: ‘I didn’t know I was having a baby until I saw its head’

Klara Dollan spent nine months totally unaware that she was pregnant. The possibility only crossed her mind as she gave birth in her bathroom. But cryptic pregnancies like hers are far from unusual