The Guardian view on a women’s health scandal: under the skin

Editorial: An official review of vaginal mesh and medicines in pregnancy reveals systemic weaknesses, and sexism too

The pelvic mesh scandal makes it clear: doctors must declare any funding

We need a public register to show which doctors are in the pay of industry – or more patients will suffer, says author and broadcaster Margaret McCartney

After a miscarriage, advice to ‘just make another baby’ made me feel worse

Up to half of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. It’s not uncommon to endure anxiety and depression – and many face pressure to get pregnant again

‘One in a 50m chance’: woman with two wombs carrying a twin in each

Kelly Fairhurst found out about uterus condition when she went for 12-week scan

Family planning: how Covid-19 has placed huge strains on all stages of surrogacy

Bringing a child into the world is a big decision. But now? With a surrogate and a travel ban? Could it be more complicated, asks Nicole Mowbray

BAME women make up 55% of UK pregnancy hospitalisations with Covid-19

Study prompts experts to issue guidance for maternity workers about increased risk

‘Social mothers’: the women who helped a Brazilian city halve its child death rate

Sobral had one of Brazil’s highest infant mortality rates, but a groundbreaking health scheme has drastically reduced its number of child deaths

‘I was alone’: how giving birth is changing during the pandemic

Maternal care has been derailed due to coronavirus – and advocates warn the outcome could be disastrous for black mothers as they navigate US hospitals

How do I know the world has turned upside down? My football ground is now a maternity clinic

West Brom has been given over to postnatal care – and it turns out it’s a perfect fit. This season, for the first time, it’s babies rather than fans who are doing the crying

Which novels or memoirs will help prepare me for motherhood?

Francesca Segal recommends literary explorations of new emotional territory