French mothers don’t suffer from bladder incontinence. And nor should you

Unlike Nadia Sawalha, I am a stranger to urinary accidents, even after four vaginal births – because I’ve had my pelvic floor electronically re-educated

NHS to offer safer Down’s syndrome test to pregnant women

Non-invasive prenatal test allows screening without risk of miscarriage but critics fear it could lead to an increase in terminations

There’s a big difference between those who realise they’re winging it, and those who don’t

The most obvious case, it goes without saying, is that of the proto-fascist misogynist who’s running for US president

Can we stop talking about our bushes now? Feminists are needed elsewhere

Donald Trump is running for president. A rape complainant’s sexual history was pored over. Domestic violence shelters are closing. Bikini waxes seem somehow insignificant

NHS figures show ‘shocking’ rise in self-harm among young

Upward trend is more pronounced among girls and is evidence of increased social pressures on children, say experts

Men – don’t be squeamish, have the balls to have a vasectomy

Vasectomies are in decline. But, as I’ve discovered, they’re less painful than the dentist and an effective contraceptive

Top UK tourist attractions come bottom for healthy children’s meals

Brighton Pier and Natural History Museum get lowest scores in parents’ survey of food offered on popular family outings

Why I spoke out about losing my newborn daughter

My speech in the Commons about the loss of my baby girl was the hardest thing I’ve ever written. But it was worth it to shine a light on the lack of support for bereaved parents

Instagram-filtered images of celebrities ‘put pregnant women’s health at risk’

Photoshopped images and exercise myths leave mothers-to-be fearful and confused

Vaping saves lives. It’d be madness to ban it

Cigarettes kill. Anything that makes some smokers give them up is to be encouraged