The view from a broad: single parents, diabetes and miniskirts
Laura Barton: Women are paying for men's mistakes | What rats can tell us about diabetes | The Italians waging war on the miniskirt
Christy Turlington: More than just a pretty face
Why do models feel the urge to 'do good' after they retire from the catwalk? Emine Saner asks Christy Turlington about her new campaigning career
Hungary: Midwife Agnes Gereb taken to court for championing home births
Gynaecologist faces five years in Hungarian prison, prompting protests over authorities' hardline childbirth policy
The view from a broad: Justin Bieber’s cosmetics line and a fertility monitor with a money-back guarantee
Which other tween popstar should bring out a range of health and beauty products? And is there a particular celebrity you would like to guide you through your menstrual cycle?
Yoga’s naked commercialism
Stewart J Lawrence: The nude trend is stirring debate about how far yoga, now a multibillion-dollar industry, has travelled from its spiritual roots
Arabella Weir: I weighed my parents’ love on the bathroom scales
'I soon learned never to express hunger around them and to eat in secret, thereby developing an inextricable emotional link between what I ate and my ability to be loved'
Breastfeeding under wraps
Hooter Hiders, enormous tent-like accessories used to cover up breastfeeding are suddenly much in demand. Are they a brilliant idea, or a huge step backwards?
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: embrace your facial hair!
Around 40% of women naturally have some sort of hair on their faces. Perhaps we should celebrate it instead of trying to get rid of it
Sorry Gisele, breast is not always best
Lara Williams: Not all mothers feel that breastfeeding 'is the most natural thing in the world'. Women must be allowed to make their own choices