‘A third of people get major surgery to be born’: why are C-sections routine in the US?

Caesareans have transformed from life-saving intervention into risky procedure performed for one in three births – and often geography is the deciding factor

Vaginal mesh lawsuit: executive denies prioritising Johnson & Johnson interests

Vice-president denies playing down adverse effects during proceedings brought by hundreds of Australian women

Pregnant refugees must have access to better care, say doctors

Exclusive: charity Doctors of the World call for greater pre- and post-natal care after finding inadequate treatment for vast number of health problems

Vaginal mesh scandal: women don’t need body-shaming on top of their pain

The appalling problems with J&J’s vaginal mesh could not have persisted for so long without a basic lack of respect for women and their bodies

Revealed: Johnson & Johnson’s ‘irresponsible’ actions over vaginal mesh implant

Woman awarded record $57m damages over implant launched with no clinical trial and marketed despite higher failure rate

Racism label should not deter British police from FGM fight, says officer

Safeguarding girls from genital mutilation and avoiding complacency must remain priority, says Operation Limelight leader

Surgeons lacked caution in use of vaginal mesh implants, doctor admits

Head of Australia’s urogynaecological society says while women who suffered life-altering complications were ‘let down’, push to ban the devices are ‘hysterical’

HRT won’t kill you – but menopausal women still face a difficult decision

A study this week concluded HRT does not shorten lives – but it still increases the risk of cancer, leaving those suffering symptoms with a tough choice to make

I imagined myself pregnant, felt tiny fingers in mine, I dreamed about babies

Attempting motherhood has been the most profound experience of my life. My longing coated everything I saw

No prosecution risk for Northern Ireland medical staff over abortion referrals

Medical professionals told they will not face prosecution if they refer women to clinics in England and Wales for abortions