What is the national maternity and neonatal investigation and why was it launched?
From racism to staff shortages, the interim report found a host of deep-rooted issues affecting women and babies
Do you have a ‘competence hangover’?
It’s what happens when people, especially women, are overworked and underappreciated. Time for all the incompetent slackers to step up, writes Emma Beddington
Katherine Ryan has had a facelift at 42. Why do I feel betrayed?
I’m a fan of the comedian and her decision initially made me feel like a haggard loser. But famous women are not obliged to act according to other people’s wishes, writes Polly Hudson
‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide
The long read: In a few isolated communities in central Nigeria, some babies are believed to be bad omens. Olusola and Chinwe Stevens run a thriving home for babies at risk. But what happens when the families want them back?
‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life
We are living longer and longer, but many of us are unprepared for the challenges age brings, says the novelist and psychotherapist Frank Tallis
‘Menopause gold rush’? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede
The march of wearable tech is coming to the aid of women in what some say is a long underserved market
World is short of nearly a million midwives, report warns
Shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, while improving access to care could potentially save 4.3m lives a year, say experts
How can we learn from unrequited love?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Beyond Kegels: I found a fix for a common type of incontinence – why don’t more women know about it?
After years of worrying that running or sneezing would leave me needing fresh underwear, a quick, minimally invasive procedure changed my life
‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers