‘We could have saved them’: Australia’s stillbirth rate unchanged for 20 years

Landmark report finds stillbirth affects 2,000 families a year, and the rate is twice as high for Indigenous mothers

Kids always want to stay up late. But what’s the optimum time for them – and you – to go to bed?

More than half of parents say bedtime is the single most stressful time of the day, yet research on when children should go to bed is poor. One expert explodes the myths

Who can afford to get pregnant? IVF ‘baby scholarships’ raise a class issue

Private foundations are now helping couples and individuals seeking fertility treatments in a country where IVF costs more than anywhere else on earth

I had my baby in prison, so I know how jails are risking mothers’ lives

Jailed pregnant women need greater support and understanding from the authorities, says a woman who had her baby while in custody

Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds

Each Baby Counts project analyses cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and babies born with brain damage

New pregnancy guidelines bring back weigh-ins and end routine vitamin D tests

Updated Australian advice recommends testing for hepatits C and better management of diet

Does being a doctor make me a better parent?

It’s bizarre to think that doctors make good parents – in fact, the opposite may well be true

Baby arm defects prompt nationwide investigation in France

Launch of inquiry follows discovery of 11 more suspected cases of birth abnormalities

Marriage by this age! Babies by that age! When will we stop giving women deadlines?

The new version of Sondheim’s Company suggests that 35 is make or break for women – enough already

Breastfeeding rate declines in England as advice goes unheeded

Only four in 10 mothers still breastfeed babies of up to eight weeks despite health guidance