Penguin Random House to release audiobooks to send listeners to sleep

Sleep Tales collections aimed at listeners with chronic insomnia, thought to affect 10-15% of adults

Too many women have pain during sex. Let’s break the taboo about it

It’s a common complaint, and help is available – yet still, few dare seek it out, says TV journalist Susannah Thraves

Berlin Wall pills: a cure for emotional trauma – or royal-endorsed quackery?

The homeopathic pills, made from ground-up pieces of the Berlin Wall, supposedly help overcome ‘emotional barriers’, and are available at the royal family’s pharmacy of choice

Virtual reality headsets to distract women from the pain of labour? Dream on

No coral reefs or dancing penguins can distract from the overwhelming experience of giving birth, says columnist and writer Nell Frizzell

Cardiovascular disease risk greater in people prone to insomnia – study

People genetically predisposed to sleep problems have greater risk of heart failure and stroke, say researchers

Mums-to-be reject baby showers for ‘mother blessings’

Increasingly popular spiritual gatherings controversially borrow from Navajo traditions

‘I lost my baby then I lost my job’ – one mother’s fight to change working rights

Amy McKeown explains why her traumatic experience has inspired her to campaign for better employment protection for women

‘They are together, they are equal’: the agonising choice facing father of conjoined twins

Separation surgery would save the life of one of the three-year-old girls but lead to the death of the other. Ibrahima Ndiaye tells how he came to his decision

Insomnia sufferers can benefit from therapy, new study shows

Authors call for cognitive behavioural therapy to be offered through GPs

Zen group to stop York Minster meetings after religious row

Meditation sessions drew criticism from evangelical Christians