Call to review baby death rates at more than 20 NHS trusts and boards

Inquiry urges those with higher than average stillbirth and newborn death rates to examine their maternity care to see if mistakes were made

I had to grow up overnight after my dad’s accident

Lily Clark was 10 when her father suffered a severe cycling accident. She was forced to grow up fast

Obesity endangers health of women and babies, warns UK’s chief medical officer

Sally Davies’ report says children of obese women may develop health problems, and warns pregnancy is not a time to eat for two

Pro-choice Irish women go public on being ‘exiled’ by need for an abortion

X-ile Project challenges stigmatisation of abortion in Ireland by publishing photographs of women forced to travel to Britain by Republic’s near-total ban

WI branch apologises to woman who was told not to breastfeed baby

Mother expresses disgust in Facebook post after Nottinghamshire WI branch said her new child was not welcome at meetings

Pregnant mothers and the dangers of iodine deficiency

It’s a vital constituent of dairy and white fish, and crucial to the brain development of babies – yet many women are unknowingly deficient in iodine. Are supplements the answer?

How long will it take me to recover after giving birth?

In the age of celebrities flaunting flat stomachs weeks after giving birth, many women feel insecure about how long it takes them to heal. But a new study suggests it might take several months to get back to normal

Weight gain between pregnancies linked to stillbirths and infant deaths

Swedish research shows women who put on weight after first pregnancy increase risk of stillbirth by 30-50% and likelihood of infant death by up to 60%

Call to allow MPs to breastfeed and bottle-feed in House of Representatives

Standing orders bans ‘visitors’ so committee moves to change definition of ‘visitor’ to exclude babies who require the care of a sitting member

The nappy science gang who took on the NHS

It’s best to wash nappies in non-biological detergent, right? Wrong, as a citizen science project discovered when they challenged NHS advice on the subject