The language of maternity is alive and well – so why not expand it to include trans parents?
The use of gender-inclusive language around childbirth is purely about respect, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘Enjoy it while you can’. Is there a more gloomy phrase to hear while pregnant?
Strangers are so keen to tell me my life as I know it will be over soon – thank goodness for those who have told me it will be OK, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I gave birth, then they put me in a coma: Grace Victory on surviving Covid and bonding with her baby
The YouTuber was admitted to hospital seven months pregnant and ended up in a coma. A year after she finally met her son, she talks about her incredible recovery
Repeated maternity failings uncovered in Sheffield NHS trust
Watchdog expresses concern over safety of mothers and babies days after damning Shrewsbury report
Why are women who suffer extreme sickness in pregnancy told it’s all in their heads?
Dr Kate Womersley relives the horror of having hyperemesis gravidarum – which affects up to 14,000 women a year in the UK – and finds new hope for mothers of the future
What is the ‘normal birth movement’ and why can it be harmful?
Analysis: Striking balance when it comes to birth-related risks is why optimising use of C-section is global concern
Mothers were shamed and traumatised at Shrewsbury hospital. I was one of them
I had two babies there and my experience was so terrible that the memory haunts me 20 years later. Even now I feel a deep, scorching rage
Shropshire baby deaths report: parents express relief and anger
Campaigners hope damning report on inadequate maternity care at Royal Shrewsbury hospital will bring lasting change
Stop charging migrant women for NHS maternity care, RCOG urges
Exclusive: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says policy is harming health of pregnant women and babies
Shropshire maternity scandal: 300 babies died or left brain-damaged, says report
Five-year investigation to conclude mothers forced to suffer traumatic births because of targets for ‘normal’ births