Sit in the corner: Nigel Farage’s tips for mothers breastfeeding in public

Ukip leader backs Claridge’s hotel in row over mother asked to hide her baby under a napkin and urges women to ‘be discreet’

We can’t be complacent about pregnant women’s rights in Britain

Rebecca Schiller: A local authority has failed to make drinking in pregnancy a crime, but we should be wary about further attempted incursions

People with a vagina have needs – but making their baby-cannon smell of fruit is not one of them

Lindy West: It wasn’t true, but the story that Sweet Peach Probiotics wanted to re-aroma women’s vaginas said a lot about men’s attitudes

Food for thought: new FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus

Restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines must have tallies displayed ‘clearly and conspicuously’ by November 2015

Finnish teenagers with sleeping disorders double in last 20 years

Study reveals increase in insomnia and experts believe energy drinks and smartphones may be to blame

Do men really need to feel the pain of childbirth to empathise with women?

Emma Beddington: The pursuit of empathy is all very well, but delivering electric shocks doesn’t necessarily help fathers understand what labour is like

‘I can’t think of a time when it was worse’: US abortion doctors speak out

Curtis and Glenna Boyd have worked in US abortion clinics ever since Roe v Wade made the practice legal in 1973. Forty years on, restricted rights mean they have to practise under FBI protection. Karen McVeigh reports

One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence from partner

More needs to be done to tackle endemic global violence against women, say papers published in the Lancet

Like Putin, can you get by on four hours’ sleep?

Open thread: Tough leaders such as Vladimir Putin or Margaret Thatcher boast about being able to operate on only a few hours shuteye. Tell us about your sleep routines

Why the Rolling Stones’ insurance battle matters to mere mortals

James Daley: The Stones’ insurer’s rejection of their $12.7m claim for cancelled concerts following L’Wren Scott’s death shows how tricky full disclosure can be