Scientists urge action on obesity in women to cut risks to babies

Children of obese mothers may be more likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or develop type 2 diabetes, according to major European study

Abstain from alcohol in early pregnancy, says updated advice

Guidance on drinking during pregnancy revised from two units once or twice a week to no alcohol at all in first trimester

‘Would it have been OK for both of you to use the same name had you both become pregnant?’

Top world scientists call on government to approve law allowing ‘three-person embryos’ which would remove faulty mitochondrial DNA

At our darkest hour an NHS text asked my wife to rate her A&E experience. It’s hard to describe how crass and inappropriate this is

Cash incentives may affect behaviour, but what about the moral implications of being rewarded for misbehaving?

Study of women offered £400 of vouchers to stop smoking results in higher success rate compared with those given standard NHS anti-smoking advice

Jo Tacon: The Stagecoach boss’s donation raises more questions about anti-abortion propaganda in centres designed to offer impartial advice

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises pregnant women who have not had chickenpox to avoid those with the virus

Monica Fike: I’ve tried yoga, meditation and pills to grapple with infertility. The biggest challenge is feeling betrayed by my own body