The 10-month baby club
The textbooks say pregnancy should last 40 weeks, but the reality is very different, says Lizzie Enfield. She should know: she's just finished her third 10-month pregnancy.
‘There is a huge amount of pressure’
Four women give their opinion of smoking and pregnancy.
Dear doctor
Dr Ann Robinson on the risk of cervical cancer from the pill and rhesus negative pregnancy.
An everyday tragedy
With the steep decline in infant mortality over the past century, we have become complacent about pregnancy and childbirth. But the harsh truth, says Joanna Moorhead, is that babies still die.
Grey area
When Lynne Bezant's unborn twins are five, she will be over 60. When they leave school she will be in her 70s. So is her IVF pregnancy a triumph of science over the limits of human ageing - or a troubling abuse of childrens' rights? Sally Weale reports.
Moral minors
What do teenagers really think about pregnancy and abortion? A new survey suggests that they are far less feckless than we are led to believe, report Esther Addley and Crystal Mahey.
I’m a survivor, not a victim
Tania Farrell Yelland was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first child. It would mean surgery, chemotherapy and, possibly, an abortion. Here she explains how the two of them made it through
Routine ultrasound in pregnancy
Pregnant women in Britain routinely undergo at least one ultrasound scan. Most women are excited at the prospect of seeing their baby for the first time, and being reassured all is well. Some hospitals also offer a chance to find … Continue reading