Newly pregnant? Your life will change – but your skincare need not

Many products spark fear during this period, but few are off-limits. The main thing is not to start a dramatically different routine

From vaginal laser treatment to spa breaks – it’s the great menopause gold rush

From symptoms apps and cosmetics to vaginal laser treatment, the market is flooded with products and procedures aimed at menopausal women. But will this new-found choice improve their lives?

‘I thought: “Everyone knows you’re not a real mum”’ – the pain of parental impostor syndrome

Feeling like a fraud is bad enough at work but even more corrosive when it comes to raising a family. How can parents overcome damaging self-doubt?

Global heating linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find

Exclusive: Impacts include premature births and birth defects and affect everybody, everywhere, say researchers

The person who got me through 2021: Sofie Gråbøl as Sarah Lund felt like a brilliant old friend

In The Killing, Lund’s incredible brain inspired me when mine felt like mushroom soup. She was a solace and an inspiration

Implants ‘must carry stronger warnings about cancer risk’

Data reveals 88 women in the UK have been diagnosed with BIA-ALCL, a rare lymphoma linked to the procedure

A strategy for women’s health in England: six areas of focus

From gynaecological conditions to healthy ageing, these are expected to be the priorities of the final plan

When meditation turns toxic: the woman exposing spiritual sexism

Since suffering a miscarriage at a women’s retreat, Tara Brach has tried to reform the world of meditation by arming its practitioners with a single weapon: self-compassion

Emma Beddington tries … being a mermaid: ‘I’m more beached seal than beguiling siren’

Being a beautiful watery creature is a challenge if you have no technique or breath control – and can’t hear a word beneath your floral swimming cap

Proximity to green space may help with PMS, study finds

Research adds to growing evidence of the health benefits associated with natural environments