From Rosemary’s Baby to Bridget Jones: a quick scan of pregnancy on film

For years, pregnant women on film have either been neurotic, placid or walking grossout gags. Alice Lowe, who directed and starred in her own horror film at seven months, says we should expect more

Early introduction of peanuts and eggs cuts allergy risk, study finds

Babies introduced to potentially allergenic foods from three months had lower chance of developing allergy later in life

How can I help my adult son cope better with chaotic meal and bedtimes?

He’s tired and irritable and on a recent holiday I had to absent myself from the table after he exploded with rage at his children. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

Continuing to limit access to birth control would wreak economic havoc

Subsidized contraception is under attack – and this is the result

Starbucks signs up to campaign to support breastfeeding mothers

Baristas have been given training in needs of parents with young children and in how to support them ‘without judgment’

Yes, women should choose their maternity care. Why isn’t it happening now?

Baroness Cumberlege’s report proposing personal birth budgets is what many women have wanted for decades – the tricky bit is putting it into practice

I’m glad my mum and dad died before they got too old

My parents died in their early 70s. I miss them every day but it’s a relief to know that they avoided the suffering that can come with late old age

‘Don’t push down your grief’: our readers describe the pain of a miscarriage

Many women experience miscarriages, yet it’s a subject that’s often not discussed. Our readers offer their advice on coping with loss

A moment that changed me: it’s my third miscarriage and I’m losing the plot

I need people to know what has happened to me, but I’m disgusted with myself for not coping

How text messages and volunteer midwives are saving lives in Rwanda

The UN estimates 590,000 children have been saved, with deaths now at 42 per 1,000 births compared with 300 in 1994