Teachers back call for pregnancy clinics in schools
Schools would be ideally placed to help pregnant teenage girls, say teaching unions
‘There are cases of women having 15 miscarriages and never having a baby’
Foreign secretary William Hague has revealed his wife has suffered 'multiple miscarriages'. Only when a woman suffers three do doctors refer her to a gynaecologist or specialist miscarriage clinic
Miscarriage: a mother’s last taboo
Up to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage – and yet most women never reveal they have had one. We find out how couples have tried to deal with their grief and meet a pioneering doctor who is looking for solutions to recurrent problems
Women who miscarry should try to conceive again within six months
Research published in the British Medical Journal contradicts previous guidance from the World Health Organisation
Mothers who lose weight before further pregnancy ‘reduce risks’
Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in next pregnancy
The all-day hell of extreme morning sickness
Extreme morning sickness is a debilitating condition that has led at least one woman to terminate her pregnancy. Joanna Moorhead reports
Conceivable ideas: meet the modern sperm donor
An increasing number of men are offering their services over the internet as sperm donors. Some of them have noble intentions, but it remains a dangerous, unregulated affair. Two tell us why they do it
No link to child cancer from phone masts, finds study
Imperial College London researchers dismiss connection between living near mobile phone masts while pregnant and increased risk of cancer among children
Over-40 women, you’ve given birth to a healthy facet of modern life
Zoe Williams: To present older mothers as a social problem is savagely annoying. Quite simply, there is no best age to be pregnant
Acupuncture does not relieve childbirth pain, says study
Research suggests results from complementary therapy during labour may be placebo effect