Women can reclaim power over our bodies – by talking about them Acknowledging the biological reality of a woman’s body is still unladylike. But if we can’t talk about our reproductive lives, we can’t defend them
NHS to fund surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida From April patients will be able to have prenatal procedure to repair foetus’s spine
‘We could have saved them’: Australia’s stillbirth rate unchanged for 20 years Landmark report finds stillbirth affects 2,000 families a year, and the rate is twice as high for Indigenous mothers
Woman tells of ‘pregnancy’ that turned out to be 26kg ovarian cyst Keely Favell lost third of her body weight after operation to take out growth discovered by obstetric ultrasound
Who can afford to get pregnant? IVF ‘baby scholarships’ raise a class issue Private foundations are now helping couples and individuals seeking fertility treatments in a country where IVF costs more than anywhere else on earth
I had my baby in prison, so I know how jails are risking mothers’ lives Jailed pregnant women need greater support and understanding from the authorities, says a woman who had her baby while in custody
Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds Each Baby Counts project analyses cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and babies born with brain damage
Private IVF clinics urged to stop charging for expensive add-ons Fertility experts criticise use of optional extras that do not increase chance of pregnancy
New pregnancy guidelines bring back weigh-ins and end routine vitamin D tests Updated Australian advice recommends testing for hepatits C and better management of diet
Baby arm defects prompt nationwide investigation in France Launch of inquiry follows discovery of 11 more suspected cases of birth abnormalities