Pubic hair has a job to do – stop shaving and leave it alone

Emily Gibson: Shaving pubic hair only removes a cushion against friction, leaves microscopic open wounds and exposes you to infections

Women’s Legal Centre hails wider import of Namibia sterilisation verdict

Cape Town-based organisation urges action on contraception policy and calls for education and empowerment of women

Forcible sterilisation leaves legacy of pain and stigma for Namibian mothers

'No one has the right to take away my womanhood and leave me at the mercy of the cruel and unfair judgments of my community'

Namibia court rules HIV-positive women sterilised without consent

Sterilisations on three mothers carried out at same time as caesareans, but judge rejects claim that they were targeted because they were HIV-positive

Work after eight months of pregnancy is as harmful as smoking, study finds

Women who worked after they were eight months pregnant had babies who weighed 230g less on average

Why are black women less likely to breastfeed?

Black women are less likely to breastfeed – but no one knows why. Kimberly Seals Allers talks parenting and race with Bim Adewunmi

So Marissa Mayer will be skipping maternity leave – how very American

We might not agree with the pregnant Mayer's decision to work right on through, but her appointment as chief executive of Yahoo is still fantastic news

Sexual health inquiry launched by Tory MP to block hijacking of abortion issue

Cross-party inquiry comes as investigation finds tiny number of abortion clinics in breach of administrative protocols

Breast cancer: how South Asian women are learning to treat it

Once considered to be a very low risk group, growing numbers of South Asian women are now having to confront breast cancer – and one support group is helping to raise awareness

Why Obamacare is worth fighting for against Mitt Romney’s repeal threat

Sandra Fluke: Now the supreme court has affirmed the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality, we need to show how this law will save lives