Labour of love: the volunteers helping fellow refugees give birth
When Safa came to the UK from Syria, she faced giving birth alone. Now Fatoma, who fled Sudan 10 years ago, will be with her as part of a groundbreaking scheme
Caesarean sections are rising – but don’t blame mothers
Research saying mums with small pelvises perpetuate the need for caesareans simply feeds the media’s insatiable appetite for woman-blaming
Pregnant women in UK told to watch for heart disease symptoms
Condition is leading cause of death in UK in months before and weeks after childbirth, says audit led by medical Royal Colleges
Lesley Regan: ‘I have a responsibility to tell pregnant women the truth’
The new president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is determined to be honest about the dangers of obesity and other health issues
Simone Lia on pregnancy
So much changed in a short space of time…
The woman who showed me how difficult it is to be pregnant and poor
She was homeless, isolated, vulnerable and completely alone. Every day people walked past her and ignored her
The New Man review – painfully intimate
A frank but unremarkable record by parents-to-be becomes profoundly moving when complications arise
New man becomes new dad – the very hard way
About to become a father for the first time, film director Josh Appignanesi turned the camera on himself and his pregnant wife. But what started as a light-hearted project suddenly turned very serious
I donate 10 litres of breast milk a week
Breast milk is often the only thing a very sick or premature baby can tolerate. The thought of helping other tiny babies and their worried mums meant a lot to me
French mothers don’t suffer from bladder incontinence. And nor should you
Unlike Nadia Sawalha, I am a stranger to urinary accidents, even after four vaginal births – because I’ve had my pelvic floor electronically re-educated