Womb transplant birth worth the risk, says mother

First woman to give birth from transplanted uterus says pregnancy option was perfect idea despite lack of guarantees

Guardian campaigner meets White House officials in bid to end FGM

Jaha Dukureh launched campaign with NGO Equality Now to highlight the issue of female genital mutilation in the US

When talking about your problems actually makes them worse

Philippa Perry: As Walter Mischel says, distancing yourself from a traumatic event will help you deal with it better than continually reliving it obsessionally

Caesarean section rates in South Africa ‘recklessly high’, warn experts

Up to 90% of pregnant private hospital patients opt for C-section in parts of Cape Town, far exceeding WHO limit of 15%

Denmark and Netherlands launch fund for sexual health groups

Cash aims to boost grassroots reproductive rights groups that are sometimes marginalised for their contentious agendas

Activists urge renewed women’s rights focus as UN meets in New York

Activists still demanding progress 20 years after Cairo deal, as UN meeting also aims to tackle newer problems of climate change and migration

Germany ponders ground-breaking law to combat work-related stress

Draft proposal states employees should be protected from being 'permanently reachable by modern means of communication'

World’s happiest country: how did Panama overtake Denmark?

Homa Khaleeli: A new poll suggests the Danes aren’t the most contented people in the world any more. So what has Panama got that the Scandinavian nation lacks?

Who are Europe’s happiest people – progressives or conservatives?

Andrew Brown: We may assume social democracies produce higher levels of wellbeing, but poll data suggests the reverse may be true

Border Force officers issue warning about FGM ‘cutters’ flying into UK

Team at Gatwick airport claim to have made significant impact after targeting proponents of female genital mutilation