It costs £83 to treat postnatal depression. So why must so many women suffer?
A report shows only 7% of women with pregnancy-related mental health problems get the specialist care they need. We need a more holistic approach
The app that aims to tackle the chronic NHS midwife shortage
Ask the Midwife provides fully qualified advice on pregnancy and baby health, and taps into a trend for women to consult apps during pregnancy
Sarfraz Manzoor: Our long, hard battle to have a second child
We had our daughter without a problem, so when my wife and I decided to try for a second baby, we never imagined we would need repeated IVF
‘There will be more deaths’: NGOs on Trump’s anti-abortion rule
We asked NGOs how the reinstatement of the ‘global gag’ rule will impact what they do, and the people they work with. Here are some of the responses
How risky are caesarean births?
This week an inquest found that Frances Cappuccini, a 30-year-old primary school teacher, died unnecessarily when a caesarean went wrong. What are the dangers – and the facts?
A moment that changed me: holding the newborn baby I never thought I’d have
As a gay man I doubted I’d become a father. With my son in my arms for the first time, I wept – for myself growing up in care and for the future with a family
The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the norm
A new report confirms our worst fears about lack of midwives and lack of continuity. The situation is frustrating and dangerous – and it’s getting worse
Experience: I had a stroke while I was pregnant
‘I tried to sit up, but the nurse told me that I would fall out of bed, because I had no sitting balance. I thought, “Are you on crack? Of course I can sit up!” But she was right: I was paralysed down my left-hand side’
‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you
Books speak of pregnancy as a pastel-hued dream. But the idea that suddenly you have so much more to lose can be frightening
Having a baby? Don’t be brave – take the drugs
There’s no point in false machismo when giving birth when pain relief is so close to hand