Breastfeeding support services ‘failing mothers’ due to cuts Campaign group finds at least 44% of local authority areas in England affected by recent cuts to breastfeeding services
‘Despairingly lacking’: a midwife on support for breastfeeding mothers The early stages are crucial, but busy midwives cannot always provide the help that is needed
Women are turning to birth control smartphone apps for a reason Contraception technology isn’t foolproof, but doctors must realise why we find the idea so appealing, says Guardian columnist Dawn Foster
Rosemary Ferguson: ‘I do realise my tastebuds are a bit warped’ The nutritionist and former model, 43, on feeling the same now as she did when she was 17, vanity and being a role model for her daughters
Gifting moms vacation days is cute – but could we give them rights instead? American women aren’t guaranteed paid maternity leave – and colleagues plugging the gaps is nothing to celebrate
Kick pushchair-chasing companies like Emma’s Diary out of our hospitals Using the NHS to gain commercial access to pregnant women and new mothers is totally unacceptable
Breastfeeding is still political – as Donald Trump’s bullying tactics prove The US’s attempt to prevent a WHO resolution to limit the promotion of baby formula shows that neoimperialism is alive and well
Breastfeeding: it’s bad for business! Why would the USA oppose a resolution to promote breastfeeding?
Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research The first ‘test-tube’ baby turns 40 this month, but the impact of in vitro fertilisation extends far beyond solutions to fertility problems
From apps to artificial wombs: the smart tech transforming NHS care Smart pills can keep track of a patient’s correct dose – and could even monitor vital signs