Older mothers may be more prone to depression than younger women

Preliminary study suggests risk of depression is five times as high among women who have children later in life

Prenatal depression: why some pregnant women feel despair

Postnatal depression is a common condition – but depression during pregnancy is far less widely understood. Jessica McCallin explains how she got help

Chemo in pregnancy does not necessarily harm baby, says study

Children born to women undergoing cancer drug treatment show normal results in physical and mental development tests

Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby

Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality, study says

Poor pregnant women missing out on free vitamin D, health officials claim

Senior government health advisers say takeup of vitamin supplements under NHS Healthy Start scheme is low

The truth about pregnancy

First trimester? Worst trimester, says Rachel Holmes, who's still waiting for the glowing hormones to kick in. For now, it's all insomnia, nausea and a tide of phlegm. Who knew?

I still think about the ‘what ifs’ behind my maternity care

Emma Cook: I am plagued by memories of the care I received from hospital midwives before my emergency caesarean

IVF clinics should be allowed to transfer two embryos, says study

Current thinking prefers single embryo transfer to avoid risk of twins, but new study concludes this is not always best

Miscarriage and health risk warning over excessive coffee consumption

Pregnant women asked to monitor coffee habits after research finds single cup can contain unsafe levels of caffeine

Bidisha’s thought for the day: Caesarean sections

Bidisha: 'Natural' birth seems like a myth, so I'm delighted women are to be allowed a caesarean if they want one