FGM: reporting of cases among children becomes mandatory
Health professionals, teachers and social workers obliged to report child FGM cases from next week but duty on GPs to record cases among adults sparks row
How much alcohol is safe for pregnant women? US pediatricians say none
Author of survey to be published Monday says there is no ‘safe’ amount of alcohol for expectant mothers, but advice comes amid widespread uncertainty
Planned Parenthood: no Australian aid goes to programs selling aborted foetal tissue
International federation’s Australian office urges the federal government not to slash the budget for family planning programs in its aid budget
Naomi Shimada: ‘Why is plus a dirty word in fashion?’
Naomi Shimada is a successful model. She is size 16. She candidly reveals what it’s really like to be a ‘plus’ model – from ‘fat suits’ to prejudice – and calls for a change in the industry
Living with Down’s syndrome: ‘He’s not a list of characteristics. He’s my son’
Most women whose babies are diagnosed with Down’s syndrome end the pregnancy. But with a more accurate test on the horizon, a group of parents want to change perceptions
Leap of faith: why religious leaders have a moral duty to promote family planning
With lack of contraception claiming the lives of thousands of women and children annually, religious bodies must put their global reach to good use
Why pregnancy is a real pain in the back
Of all the various physical impacts of pregnancy, back pain is one of the worst. When back pain started keeping Amy Westervelt from sleeping, she went on a hunt to find a fix. Here’s what worked
Endometriosis: if your doctor isn’t taking you seriously, it’s time to find a new one
Breaking up with an unhelpful doctor is hard to do, but for women with endometriosis finding a sympathetic primary carer is absolutely essential
The Guardian view on endometriosis: a silent source of unnecessary misery
Editorial: Not life-threatening, but life-altering: the disease that neither its victims nor medicine know enough about
Endometriosis took my fertility, and part of my self
Women with endometriosis need kind people and safe spaces, writes the Booker-prize winning author, in this foreword to a new book on the disease