Musician, heal thyself: how ambient music brought solace in 2020

With no clubs or gigs to go to and pandemic anxiety to quell, ambient music chimed more strongly in a year when artists reconsidered their sense of purpose

I had outgrown bingeing and hangovers – so I decided to drink more often

When I became a father, I had to change my relationship with alcohol. But was giving up the only option?

England’s first not-for-profit IVF clinic to open in 2021

British Pregnancy Advisory Service is setting up fertility network to address inequalities in provision

Veganuary predicts biggest year as Covid lockdown inspires diet overhaul

Plant-based campaign sets target of 500,000 signatories worldwide

Giving birth seemed to spell disaster for my mental health. Were my anxieties unfounded?

I feared isolation, sleep deprivation and an end to the activities that had been keeping me well. I never expected to be filled with such love and wonder

UK tourists who need routine treatment to be covered in EU for 12 months

British government says people entitled to NHS care who need treatment such as dialysis can apply

Covid: NHS hospital trusts told to rethink pregnant women partner ban

Fresh guidance issued after growing outrage about women being forced to go through labour alone

The Christmas I learned that prosecco is not a personality

I thought my friends bought me fizz because I was fun. In fact, it was because they barely knew me any more

Angry about friends breaking the Covid rules? Take a deep breath

The coronavirus pandemic has left us nervous, lonely – and critical of others. But are our concerns about our nearest and dearest always justified? And how should we tackle them if they are?

The natural birth cultists care little about leaving women in agony

The horrors found by the Ockenden report are not alas confined to one maternity unit