My mother said all the wrong things after my miscarriage. But that’s not a surprise

Miscarriage and still birth remain taboo subjects – and that means few of us know what to say when they happen

So now pregnancy is a prize for women who lead a ‘good life’

Urging obese and abused people to delay conception sends a message that some babies shouldn’t be born

My mother is a hypochondriac and has tantrums like a toddler

I find it hard to cope with her behaviour but I put up with it because I can’t bear the guilt trips. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

Five apps to help social media addicts fight Fomo

Some teens are glued to social media feeds, and research suggests it’s causing anxiety and sleeplessness, but there are ways of taking back control

Women’s breasts can be sexual and feed babies – pretty basic really

A mother asked to stop breastfeeding – in a hospital – is not alone in being shunned for this most natural act

Isle of Man public pool pays woman £2,000 in breastfeeding row

Victoria Hodgson claims staff complained about indecency and nudity while pool says she risked safety of her other children

What I’m really thinking: the birth mother

At school, friends’ mothers told me I had done the right thing, while their daughters stared, unable to think of anything to say

The embryo rule shows how much our leaders can learn from science

Researchers want to reassess the 14-day limit, but this will happen only after a sensitive and wide-ranging ethical discussion

We need to find the courage to talk openly at work about the impact of miscarriage

One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet talking about the experience remains taboo in many Australian workplaces. It’s time for that to change

Why do girls want labiaplasty? They’re told to hate every inch of themselves

Despite all the feminist progress we’ve made, women and girls are still subject to mixed messages about how their bodies must be perfect