Don’t infantilise pregnant women. Tell them how tough breastfeeding can be

Of course British attitudes need to change, but let’s be honest, telling women about how wondrous breastfeeding can be is to tell only half the story, writes Guardian journalist Lizzie Davies

Breastfeeding Q&A: is breast really best for mother and baby?

We look at the evidence of the benefits of breast milk over formula milk, which is heavily marketed around the world

UK attitudes to breastfeeding must change, say experts

Experts call for ‘multiple barriers’ to be overturned in Britain – which has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world

Pregnancy mythbusting: from ‘eating for two’ to pineapple bringing on labour

The idea that women need to eat a lot of extra food when they are pregnant has endured, but it’s not the only nonsense expectant parents have to put up with

Am I pregnant? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Freelance journalist Nell Frizzell answers this common query

Painful progress: how evolution muddled human breastfeeding

Breastfeeding our babies may be ‘natural’ but it’s not always viable, and many women lack support. In fact, the process is far trickier for humans than other species – and it’s all because of our oversized brains …

David Mitchell: what my son’s autism has taught me

‘Hurry!’ came the advice following diagnosis. ‘Save your child from autism before it’s too late!’ But how do you save your child from something when you don’t know what that something is?

Tim Dowling: this isn’t just a family home we’re leaving, it’s the pin in the middle of my mental map of everything

After 25 years, a family home exerts a gravitational pull on its members

Pregnant in the field: have trowel, will travel

An archaeologist gave birth to a new photographic genre by asking fellow scientists to post snaps of themselves digging while expecting

‘I’m eating pork pies like two decades of vegetarianism never happened’

Pregnancy brings with it cravings, aversions and a nostalgia for the food of one’s childhood – scotch eggs, fish and chips, or more meat than seems reasonable