Half of adult women in Brazil put off pregnancy by Zika virus – survey
Fifty-six per cent of women of reproductive age taking part in research say they are avoiding pregnancy over health concerns
Many of our beliefs are not chosen, we are born into them
Loose canon: From faith to football, it is naive to imagine that people can be raised without partiality or commitments
Breastfeeding: how one group fought the spread of formula milk in refugee camps
The head of a breastfeeding charity explains how refugee mothers in Greece are turning their camps into formula-free spaces
The hygge conspiracy
The Long Read: This year’s most overhyped trend is a wholesome Danish concept of cosiness, used to sell everything from fluffy socks to vegan shepherd’s pie. But the version we’re buying is a British invention – and the real thing is less cuddly than it seems
Trolls, killers, watchers in the woods: Danes chill to the dark side of hygge
In Denmark they also embrace Scandinavian style’s scary antithesis – uhygge
A moment that changed me: meeting my late love Denise, who gave me the courage to come out
We met at university and through her I took my first step on the path to living openly and happily as a lesbian
US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat
Under Trump, campaigners say, $600m in aid could be ‘cut drastically’, costing maternal lives, as they predict return to anti-abortion stance on health funding
Health anxiety may increase risk of heart disease, research finds
Study suggests ‘worried well’ who fret over non-existent illnesses are 70% more likely to develop heart diseases
French mothers don’t suffer from bladder incontinence. And nor should you
Unlike Nadia Sawalha, I am a stranger to urinary accidents, even after four vaginal births – because I’ve had my pelvic floor electronically re-educated
Can we stop talking about our bushes now? Feminists are needed elsewhere
Donald Trump is running for president. A rape complainant’s sexual history was pored over. Domestic violence shelters are closing. Bikini waxes seem somehow insignificant