Childbirth stories are the stuff of life. We should share them

We need stories about giving birth, in all their gore and glory. So why are we so slow in sharing them?

‘Society shrouds birth in shame’: challenging Instagram’s ban on women in labour

The social network removes graphic images of women giving birth, which it categorises alongside pornography. Can the Empowered Birth Project force a change of heart?

One Born Every Minute review – childbirth needs no added drama

It captures the emotions of childbirth well – but maybe manufactures a little too much tension when things start to go wrong

From periods to pregnancy – the sexual health crisis for Calais refugees

Female volunteers for Gynaecology Without Borders are providing urgent care for women in need

Serena Williams: I almost died after giving birth to my daughter

Serena Williams has written about the complications surrounding the birth of her daughter in an opinion piece for CNN

Do not intervene to speed up birth unless real risks involved, advises WHO

Women in labour are increasingly being subjected to unnecessary and unwelcome interventions such as caesarean sections, warns WHO

‘I knew I was in labour’ – why are women being turned away from hospital during childbirth?

As a number of women recount how they were mistakenly told to go home and wait, before giving birth on the pavement or in a lift, experts warn that more investment in early-labour care is needed

Mary had a baby. So did I. Neither of us needed wise men

The nativity tale always dominates the season – but for far too many women even today, there’s still no room at the inn, says freelance journalist Nell Frizzell

Until hospitals learn from their mistakes, babies like my son will continue to die

Jeremy Hunt’s new reforms are the best hope yet of ensuring health professionals are open and honest when things go wrong, writes campaigner James Titcombe

Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds

Analysis shows chance of death from blood loss is 70% less likely if cheap, widely used tranexamic acid is administered promptly