‘Society shrouds birth in shame’: challenging Instagram’s ban on women in labour

The social network removes graphic images of women giving birth, which it categorises alongside pornography. Can the Empowered Birth Project force a change of heart?

Ireland to confirm abortion referendum details as activist vows to fight on

Ailbhe Smyth, who leads the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, says it is time for change

Why Britain’s attitude to breastfeeding is still a disgrace

A magazine cover in India featuring a woman feeding her baby has caused outrage. But, before we feel too smug, we should remember we’re not much more enlightened here

Babies’ sleep patterns can be challenging – here’s why you shouldn’t despair

On Baby Sleep Day, here are some insights that might help get you through the long, broken nights

Pregnancy is a life experience I’d rather avoid. That doesn’t mean I’m selfish

Society still frowns on women who don’t want to go through having children – despite the immense toll it can take on them. Why?

Serena Williams: I almost died after giving birth to my daughter

Serena Williams has written about the complications surrounding the birth of her daughter in an opinion piece for CNN

Discriminating against pregnant women is not just wrong, it’s foolish

Women are still hit by the motherhood penalty at work, with lower wages and stalled careers. If men did more childcare this would change, says Rowan Davies, head of policy at Mumsnet

Maude Julien: ‘How I escaped from my father’s cult’

Maude Julien’s father tried to turn her into a ‘superhuman’ through a series of cruel experiments. Now aged 60, she recalls how she survived

Five things you probably shouldn’t say to someone who has had a miscarriage

For most people, miscarriage is a loss that society is not great at talking about. Here’s advice from experts on how to change that

Do not intervene to speed up birth unless real risks involved, advises WHO

Women in labour are increasingly being subjected to unnecessary and unwelcome interventions such as caesarean sections, warns WHO