The kindness of strangers: should surrogates get paid?

Jenny, 28, has had six babies – two of them for Natalie, pictured right. She doesn’t get paid, because commercial surrogacy is illegal in the UK. So what motivates British surrogates – and what happens when an agreement goes wrong?

Studying spurred me on through pregnancy and tragedy at university

When I found out I was pregnant I almost blacked out. But I knew I had to finish my degree and provide my daughter with a future

Pregnancy at work is a constant struggle against misconceptions

‘The soaring double standards and unrealistic expectations faced by women go turbo when you throw expectant motherhood into the mix’

More babies born to women 35 or older than under 25 for first time

There were 138,592 live births to women under 25 and 144,181 to women aged 35 and over last year in England and Wales, ONS figures show

Female MPs call for breastfeeding to be allowed in House of Commons

Move may be ‘ridiculously controversial’ but it is necessary to get more women into parliament, says Labour MP Jess Phillips

Baby formula makers ramp up production as Australian shops run low

Manufacturers confirm shortage in Australian supermarkets because Chinese buyers create unprecedented demand after product recalls in China

Pregnant and hungry? How to eat for two without the stress

Getting sufficient nutrition when pregnant can often be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be

Third of women feel embarrassed breastfeeding in public, survey finds

Public Heath England reveals one in five women believe others do not want them to breastfeed in public

The ‘mommy wars’ are the patriarchy’s latest attempt to control women

The ‘end mommy wars’ advertisement shames mothers by insisting their beliefs are ‘judgments’ of other women. It is also infantalising and insulting

Just the one? The misconceptions of the only child

Taylor Glenn: The common beliefs about only children are unscientific and unfounded.

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