Study: pregnant women with cancer can be treated without harming fetus

Chemotherapy and other treatments did not adversely affect the health of their baby when compared with those born to mothers without cancer

Primark breastfeeding row woman admits fabricating story

Caroline Starmer, who falsely claimed security guard pulled baby away from her, is told court will consider custodial sentence

I had eight miscarriages – pregnancy can be a scary place

The BMJ is advising doctors to wait longer before they diagnose a miscarriage. I’ve experienced the grim routine of pregnancy tests, and know little is understood about pregnancy

Doctors advised to wait longer before diagnosing miscarriages

Experts say hospital guidelines need to be updated so women always get second ultrasound scan two weeks after first if gestational sac is small

Staying fit while pregnant: ‘we’re allowed to be flawed’

Remaining healthy and physically fit during pregnancy can be challenging, especially for mothers juggling other commitments. Amy Westervelt shares her tips

30 stone at 13: meet the obese teenagers going under the knife

It’s drastic, dangerous and divides doctors – why are so many young Britons having gastric surgery?

Why can’t men stand public mothering? Let Kelly O’Dwyer breastfeed her bub

It’s not selfish to expect to breastfeed your child in public (or in parliament). Why do so many men think they can avoid having to deal with kids, though?

Premature babies ‘more likely to end up in lower-paid jobs’

Study of 15,000 British adults finds people born preterm are more likely to suffer financial as well as health consequences

Babies born in a recession ‘have worse health’

Icelandic study finds link between financial crisis and lower than average birth weights

Let’s celebrate Laura Wade-Gery for becoming a mother at 50

The Marks & Spencer executive is shunning the conventional motherhood timetable. Stop judging her and salute her as an inspiration