NHS to offer safer Down’s syndrome test to pregnant women

Non-invasive prenatal test allows screening without risk of miscarriage but critics fear it could lead to an increase in terminations

The women hounded for giving birth outside the system

Some women who opt for alternative births are being forced towards medical intervention or threatened with social services, yet they are doing nothing wrong

Instagram-filtered images of celebrities ‘put pregnant women’s health at risk’

Photoshopped images and exercise myths leave mothers-to-be fearful and confused

More babies face health risks due to obese parents, experts warn

Doctors say increasing number of babies worldwide face serious problems, such as brain damage, strokes and heart disease

Facing my fear: I wanted to have a baby. But as a trans man, I was terrified of labor

Would an event centered around parts of my body with which I felt extreme discomfort send me into a panic?

Sorry, Sally Phillips, but a woman should be able to know if her unborn baby has Down’s syndrome

A woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy is non-negotiable. Even if Phillips – someone I’ve long-admired – doesn’t like their reasons

Westminster: wealth, opulence and socially isolated new mothers

In an area where wealth and poverty sit side by side, a maternity project is tackling loneliness and mental health problems

Births led by midwives rather than doctors linked to greater risks – NZ study

Study of more than 200,000 births over five years in New Zealand, where midwives are the dominant care-givers, produced ‘unexpected’ results

World’s first baby born from new procedure using DNA of three people

Experts welcome news of successful mitochondrial transfer but caution against operating in countries beyond regulations

Experience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I went into labour

I had aches and pains and felt tired all the time. Drinking made me sick. But the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong