Morning-after pill apology is hard to swallow

Boots has said sorry in the row over its emergency pill, but its comments reveal how women are still judged on contraception and sex

Boots faces boycott over refusal to lower cost of morning-after pill

Tesco and Superdrug halve price of emergency contraceptive after charity campaign, but Boots retains higher price

Am I pregnant? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Freelance journalist Nell Frizzell answers this common query

Pregnant in the field: have trowel, will travel

An archaeologist gave birth to a new photographic genre by asking fellow scientists to post snaps of themselves digging while expecting

‘I’m eating pork pies like two decades of vegetarianism never happened’

Pregnancy brings with it cravings, aversions and a nostalgia for the food of one’s childhood – scotch eggs, fish and chips, or more meat than seems reasonable

Experience: I went into labour after running a marathon

I had gone in with no expectations, but I felt good, so I just kept going. Half an hour after finishing, I felt the first contractions

Obese women more likely to have babies with serious birth defects, says study

Increased risk of health problems including heart defects, digestive anomalies and malformations of genitals or limbs revealed by major study

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