How we met: ‘She was in the next hospital bed – and I loved her accent’
Sarah, 36, and Josie, 41, met in hospital in 2021, when they were both having babies and visiting hours were restricted due to Covid
Pregnant women in Indiana show fourfold increase in toxic weedkiller in urine – study
Seventy percent of pregnant women in state had herbicide dicamba in their urine, up from 28% in an earlier study
Motherhood is saying ‘I can’t do this any more’ – then doing it
What if we reminded each other that our lives are not naturally unbearable but they are made so by the powers that be?
‘At 45, I grieved the idea of motherhood. Then, by pure fluke, I was pregnant’
After miscarriages and IVF, I decided I was done. A few days later, I found out I was expecting, and the beautiful dismantling of my old life began
UK fertility treatment comparison tool featuring IVF data launched
Dashboard allows people to explore data including egg and sperm donors from 1991 onwards
Experience: I woke up from a Covid coma with newborn twins
Even when I saw the babies, I thought it was a dream and they weren’t mine
A moment that changed me: My body seemed like a death machine – until I saw those two blue lines
After cancer, chemotherapy and temporary menopause, I didn’t dare imagine having a baby. But all of a sudden my womb was designing a whole new life
When my doctor couldn’t save my pregnancy, he did the next best thing
In my darkest hour, my obstetrician used his moral compass in a way that has since shaped my entire approach to patient care
Two single friends, one radical plan: why I’m having a child with my gay best mate
Tom and I thought we’d missed out on having a family - until a drunken conversation turned serious …
‘I was grieving but couldn’t admit it’: why men cope so badly with miscarriage
When a mother has a miscarriage, men tend to snap into being strong, stoic and supportive. But a father also needs time to grieve. Here, Steve Bloomfield reflects on loss and hears how men are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been