Zika virus likely to spread throughout the Americas, says WHO
Drug companies evaluate existing vaccine technology as only Canada and Chile expected to be free of mosquito-borne disease
‘They take over your life and then, one day, they walk off with it’: life before and after children
A baby changes everything. So how does it feel when they’re all grown and gone? Photographer Dona Schwartz meets expectant parents and empty-nesters
Is it safe to drink during pregnancy?
The norms around drinking while pregnant seem to change every couple of decades. Is it ok to have an occasional drink, or is it better to extra cautious?
‘I’m insisting that things be done my way’: readers share their birth stories
Whether choosing a home birth or a hospital birth, we asked readers for their experiences and about the quality of care
I was pregnant, alone and bleeding, but didn’t realise the danger
The day the NHS saved my life: I cannot thank my GP surgery staff enough for their quick and calm response that may have saved me and my baby
Australia failing to adequately investigate stillbirths, researcher finds
Global study also reveals women from disadvantaged parts of the country are at twice the risk of having a stillborn baby than those from wealthier areas
World making barely any progress on preventing stillbirths, says Lancet
It will be more than 160 years before a woman in Africa has the same chance of her baby being born alive as a woman in a rich country, new research claims
Therapy helped me to love my baby after a traumatic pregnancy
Frightened and anxious, I found NHS help which gave me back my life. Cameron’s pledge for more support for mothers must be made a reality
Pregnant? Steer clear of unfounded advice
Expectant women have been told what to avoid for centuries. Now epigenetics is on their case, too, says Kat Arney
Sonic youth: vaginal speaker lets you play tunes to foetuses
Babypod, a speaker inserted into the vagina, launches with ‘first concert for foetuses’ as 2009 Eurovision song contest contender sings to pregnant women