Five key findings from our investigation into the Free Birth Society Year-long investigation into multimillion-dollar business exposed serious concerns, from dangerous medical claims to FBS-linked stillbirths
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic
Pregnancy skincare products target women at a vulnerable time. Do any work or do they just stretch the truth? Oils, creams and lotions with names like ‘mummy’s tummy’, ‘bump love’ and ‘belly butter’ abound
My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering Hyperemesis gravidarum – a condition routinely dismissed as ‘just morning sickness’ – doesn’t just affect your stomach, it hijacks your entire life
My childhood left me terrified of anger. Then a teacher showed me how to use it as a force for good In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to men, says journalist Marisa Bate
Is it true that … women snore less than men? Women are less likely to report that they snore, but menopause, pregnancy and weight gain can all take their toll
‘The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death’: Florence Welch on sexism, screaming and the lost pregnancy that nearly killed her The Florence + the Machine singer talks about life after devastating loss, performing with Taylor Swift and the double standards for women in music
I spent months testing insomnia cures – then grieving for a pet made sleep impossible What sleep aids can’t fix; eco-friendly period products; and LED face masks, tested
For years I struggled with infertility and loss. Then I had a life-changing call with a psychic On some level, I realised it was a bit unhinged, writes the author and podcaster Elizabeth Day. But what did I have to lose?