What to expect when you’re expecting at university

Having a baby at university can seem impossible – but help is available for pregnant students who know where to look

Global study finds 75% of pregnant women don’t have healthy weight gain

Data from Asia, US and Europe finds 23% do not gain enough weight and more than 50% gain too much, increasing risk of premature birth and caesareans

Can mindfulness reduce fear of labour and postpartum depression?

Anxiety about labour – and what might come afterwards – causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. But there could be a natural solution

Born to do it? Why pop’s pregnant pause could be coming to an end

As musicians from Rebekka Karijord to Tori Amos begin to explore birth, perhaps pregnancy in music could become less taboo

Modern tribes: the pregnant oversharer

We were only just thinking it might be a good time when, bam, the stick goes blue. Here, I’ll show you… no?

Pregnant women don’t need a blanket ban on drinking. They need the facts

Giving mothers-to-be advice with no scientific basis is patronising and coercive. Women have the right to see the evidence and make their own decisions

Scanxiety: why private baby scans are on the rise

Many pregnant women are paying for extra ultrasounds, for reassurance or for ‘souvenir scans’. But does multiple scanning pose a risk to the unborn child?

Royal Institution’s new director Sarah Harper: we must show gold standard for science

Second woman to be appointed in RI’s 218-year history identifies role, in era of fake news, to supply trusted data across many issues from health to climate change and robotics

Therapy ‘has long-term benefits for mothers with depression’

CBT has positive effects on mental health, financial empowerment and parenting skills, long-term study shows

Experience: I had a free birth

We never extricated ourselves from the system; we just didn’t go for check-ups or scans