Distressed mother separated from breastfed baby for days during hospital stay Hospital admits breaking own Covid policy as mothers like Charlotte Jones are being needlessly kept apart from their babies
Lives of mothers and babies left in danger at Nottingham University hospitals trust – report Care Quality Commission downgrades trust’s maternity services to inadequate
Mothers needlessly separated from babies under UK hospital Covid rules Restrictions are causing trauma and increasing risk of physical and mental health problems, warn doctors and charities
‘I needed to fix myself for my kids’: breaking the cycle of domestic abuse Families with complicated lives are being helped by a project that supports both parents during their child’s first two years
Labours of Love by Madeleine Bunting review – a humbling book about care Care, paid and unpaid, is at the heart of society, now more than ever ... this is a moving and absorbing in-depth investigation
Overstretched health visitors caring for up to 2,400 families each Exclusive: health chief fearful over impact of a lack of visits for newborns in England
GP cash incentive linked to fall in UK abortion rates, study finds Use of long-acting reversible contraceptives rose due to scheme encouraging targeted advice to women
Women in England struggling to access contraception as result of underfunding Report calls for women to have access to progestogen-only contraceptive pills over counter
‘It destroys lives’: why the razor-blade pain of vaginismus is so misunderstood This common condition can lead to relationship breakdown and unnecessary surgery. So why is treatment still so poor and underfunded?
‘Suzanne wears a necklace that reads Mama-To-Be. The rest of her is blood and gore’: notes from the nursing frontline In 20 years as a paediatric nurse, I have witnessed the extremes of pain and joy. What keeps me coming back is hope