How can I stop worrying about not having a second child? Try to understand what’s going on, says Annalisa Barbieri, and take control where you can
Faulty batch of 58,000 Clear & Simple pregnancy tests recalled UK consumers urged to check digital tests, some of which have returned false positives
Child of Mine review – poignant study of the trauma of stillbirth Katie Rice’s documentary sensitively approaches a tough subject while listening to the concerns of midwives and obstetricians
Like me, Jacinda Ardern took her baby to work – and was met with ignorance The New Zealand prime minister is doing her best to juggle work and motherhood, writes MP Jo Swinson
‘There are pressures to keep working to the end of pregnancy – to keep up’ Young pregnant women are significantly more anxious and overwhelmed than a generation ago. What’s behind this rise, and what are the solutions?
Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too Married sex, the limits of hygiene, mothers’ fears and neuroses, the private names they have for genitals – there’s magic in among the horror
Pregnancy weigh-ins were stopped in the 90s – and they’re still a bad idea Yes, talk about healthy diets and weighing if there’s a problem, but calls to make this mandatory are misguided, says freelance journalist Lucy Jones
Midwives call for pregnancy weight targets after study highlights health risks Eating for two is a myth, say researchers, with weight gain linked to insulin resistance
The state has no right to stop me learning the sex of my unborn child A new test that reveals a baby’s sex at 10 weeks has, predictably, led to panic about an increase in terminations – as if we need even more anxiety about pregnancy
How I fled a bad marriage in Iran for a new life in London Cooking Iranian dishes for her new neighbours opened all sorts of doors for Atoosa Sepehr