Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm male foetus, study shows

Researchers investigating reproductive defects in baby boys identify possible link between low levels of testosterone and paracetamol intake

Unregistered surrogate-born children creating ‘legal timebomb’, judge warns

Children born through surrogacy who lack a court’s parental order could become ‘stateless and parentless’ with birth mother remaining legal parent, says Theis

Miscarriage misconceptions boost feelings of guilt and shame, study says

Fifth of people believe lifestyle choices cause loss of pregnancies while two in five women who had a miscarriage feel like they did something wrong

Why is my period late? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. In a new series, our writers answer some of the most common queries

Premature-birth researchers appeal for photographs of newborn babies

Images to be used in app to help doctors determine gestational age of children born in isolated regions and reduce unnecessary deaths

I wish I didn’t have to rely on Google to help me breastfeed

Women who have little to no lactation support turn to the search engine for advice. That is not sustainable

I’ve got head lice – and I blame the selfie

There are nits in our house again and nothing seems to work. Perhaps we should just accept them as friends

Experience: I am afraid of pregnancy

‘I was diagnosed with tokophobia, a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. I’d never heard of it but was told it was a very real condition’

65-year-old woman’s IVF pregnancy branded irresponsible and inadvisable

Annegret Raunigk, the oldest woman in the world to be expecting quadruplets, has become a major topic of debate in her native Germany

65-year-old German woman expecting quadruplets defends pregnancy

Annegret Raunigk, who has 13 children, says she is not scared by prospect of caring for young children at the age of 70 and beyond