Abortion: pregnancy counselling centres found wanting
Evidence of poor practice and factually incorrect advice discovered following undercover investigation
We need a cultural shift on homebirth
Rebecca Schiller: If women are to opt for homebirth over hospital-based care, we must teach them about the benefits of choosing to stay at home
Asthmatic mothers-to-be and their babies at greater risk of health complications
Maternal asthma 'significantly increases' the risk of pre-eclampsia, while infants born to mothers with the condition are much more likely to have a low birth weight, a study has found
Birth defects linked for first time to smoking in pregnancy
Clubfoot and missing limbs among malformations in newborns proven to be associated with expectant mothers who smoke
Why I’m marching at a pro-choice rally
Diane Abbott: Every abortion is a tragedy, but limiting women's right to choose does nothing to address the causes of teenage pregnancy
The view from a broad
We have a responsibility to sort out our ridiculous relationship with food and with our bodies
Link found between stillbirth and sleeping position in pregnancy
Risk of stillbirth for women sleeping on left on night before birth is half that for those who sleep in other positions, study shows
World Blood Donor Day: Giving blood, saving lives
To mark World Blood Donor Day, Rachel Dixon donates for the first time. Meanwhile, we hear the stories of five recipients
Drinks firm sponsors midwife training on dangers of alcohol in pregnancy
Scheme aims to help one million expectant mothers but the public-private initiative has been criticised as a conflict of interest
Pregnancy: Does my bump look big in this?
Not long ago, pregnant women were confined to tent dresses. Now expectant mothers appear on magazine covers, tweet the happy news and flaunt their bellies in figure‑hugging couture. Veteran magazine editor Emma Soames wonders if it's a good thing