The power of touch: I wasn’t able to hold my daughter until she was three days old

I was afraid my inability to breastfeed her or engage in skin-to-skin contact would harm her, but I was also burdened by another history

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