Don’t panic!
Matt Seaton: We shouldn't lose too much sleep over a report that our kids are 'stressed'. What would really be worrying is if they weren't.
536,000 deaths a year: the childbirth toll
· Little progress in labour and pregnancy mortality· Abortions decrease but picture bleak in Africa
Killer law
Last November it became a crime for a woman to have an abortion in Nicaragua, even if her life was in mortal danger. So far it has resulted in the death of at least 82 women. Rory Carroll reports on the fight to have the law changed.
Ailing system leaves sick to pay up or die
China's healthcare system has been swept up in the country's tide of capitalism, writes Jonathan Watts, and it is the rural poor who are paying the price.
A crying shame
On average, new mothers get less than four hours' sleep a night - half as much as their own mothers did. Where are we going wrong, asks Lucy Cavendish.
Expensive and divisive: how America is losing patience with a failing system
Onus on workers to buy health insurance as rising costs force firms to end perk.
First world results on a third world budget
According to Michael Moore's latest film Sicko, Cuba's medical care puts America's to shame. Rory Carroll investigates.
The mozzies are coming
After the wet, then warm, summer, Britain is in the midst of a mosquito explosion. Will the little monsters become a growing menace? And, worse still, is malaria on the way back? Jon Henley reports.