Miscarriage misconceptions boost feelings of guilt and shame, study says

Fifth of people believe lifestyle choices cause loss of pregnancies while two in five women who had a miscarriage feel like they did something wrong

Before I had even left university I was told I may be infertile

As a student I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome – making me question what the future would be like for me

Why is my period late? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. In a new series, our writers answer some of the most common queries

Premature-birth researchers appeal for photographs of newborn babies

Images to be used in app to help doctors determine gestational age of children born in isolated regions and reduce unnecessary deaths

I had an abortion because of extreme morning sickness. Spare others that pain

Hyperemesis gravidarum must be taken seriously. If I’d been supported more by my GP, or had access to better medication, I probably wouldn’t have made the choice I did

Experience: I am afraid of pregnancy

‘I was diagnosed with tokophobia, a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. I’d never heard of it but was told it was a very real condition’

65-year-old woman’s IVF pregnancy branded irresponsible and inadvisable

Annegret Raunigk, the oldest woman in the world to be expecting quadruplets, has become a major topic of debate in her native Germany

65-year-old German woman expecting quadruplets defends pregnancy

Annegret Raunigk, who has 13 children, says she is not scared by prospect of caring for young children at the age of 70 and beyond

Tasteless jokes about my miscarriage were my way of coping when I felt despair

After my miscarriage, my body was cruelly convinced I was still pregnant but I knew it was just a coffin for my child. I eventually accepted it wasn’t my fault

Childbirth expert and campaigner Sheila Kitzinger dies aged 86

Author and advocate for women’s freedom of choice in childbirth campaigned on range of issues including female genital mutilation