My wife had a stroke after giving birth
When Mia Sarjeant had brain surgery the day after her daughter Esther was born, it was left to her husband Adam to pick up the pieces
What I’m really thinking: the IVF patient
‘Scans revealed that I hadn’t miscarried but the embryo had attached itself to the scar tissue in my cervix. If left there, I’d die’
I was a late developer
As his friends went through puberty, Neil Brennan remained stubbornly boyish and undeveloped. By 18, he was desperately anxious … would he ever catch up with his peers?
My daughter, who has depression, is considering IVF to become a single mother
She has come off antidepressants to prepare for pregnancy, but is she doing the right thing? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
Don’t judge Robbie Williams for live-tweeting his little angel’s birth
Ally Fogg: There’s an awful lot of hanging around involved in childbirth, and Ayda Field didn’t seem to mind, so what’s the problem?
High-fliers have more babies, according to study
Growing wealth divide allows high-fliers who can afford childcare to have families, study suggests
Why my son rides a balance bike
Victoria Hazael: I don’t want my son to learn bad cycling habits – stabilisers give false sense of security and encourage over-leaning
Postnatal depression: ‘I went downhill very fast’
Joanna Friend was given tranquillisers and antidepressants, and spent a week on a psychiatric unit when she relapsed
Gaps in mental health care for new mothers cost UK £8bn a year – study
Maternal Mental Health Alliance says NHS would need to spend £337m a year to bring care up to recommended levels
Pregnancy and the food of love
Mike Power’s partner had severe morning sickness so he tempted her to eat by cooking a different dish every day till the baby was born