Senior doctors call for public inquiry into use of vaginal mesh surgery in UK
Experts draw comparisons with the thalidomide scandal as they reveal that traumatic complications are more common than official figures suggest
Taboo-busting sex guide offers advice to Muslim women seeking fulfilling love lives
The Muslimah Sex Manual: A Halal Guide to Mind Blowing Sex is praised for empowering women
Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve
Theresa May intervenes after SNP MP highlights case of Lola Ilesanmi who feared three-year-old daughter would face female genital mutilation in Nigeria
Dementia and Alzheimer’s main cause of death for women, says Public Health England
Female life expectancy is now 83 years but many women will spend a quarter of their lives in ill-health, finds report
Painful progress: how evolution muddled human breastfeeding
Breastfeeding our babies may be ‘natural’ but it’s not always viable, and many women lack support. In fact, the process is far trickier for humans than other species – and it’s all because of our oversized brains …
NHS attended to 9,000 FGM cases in England last year, report reveals
Report reveals slight drop on figures from 2016 – but Royal College of Nursing says number is not falling fast enough
Pregnant in the field: have trowel, will travel
An archaeologist gave birth to a new photographic genre by asking fellow scientists to post snaps of themselves digging while expecting
‘Midwifery is a calling, not just a profession’: childbirth stories around the world
Midwives provide vital, often life-saving support to women and babies during delivery. From Bangladesh to Rwanda, Canada to Malawi, mothers share their experiences of care in childbirth
Chloë Grace Moretz ‘appalled and angry’ over body-shaming poster
The billboard for the actor’s new animated film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs has attracted criticism for its beauty standards message
A moment that changed me: living on my own, and taking control of my life
Moving into a flat alone in my 30s gave me a sense of freedom and a new emotional space in which my creative self could grow