‘It feels like a lost year’: the women who fear 2020 has stolen their chance of motherhood

With dating on hold, jobs lost and IVF postponed, many women fear their last chance to have a child may have disappeared. How are they coping?

‘Women feel they have no option but to give birth alone’: the rise of freebirthing

As Covid infections rose, hospital felt like an increasingly dangerous place to have a baby. But is labouring without midwives or doctors the answer?

Miscarriage is still taboo – which is why Meghan’s words are so powerful

The mixed reaction to her speaking up proves that there’s a long way to go before women feel comfortable sharing their pain, says women’s health expert Zeynep Gurtin

Baby loss charities call for cultural shift to break silence around miscarriage

Charities praise Meghan, Duchess of Sussex for speaking openly about her experience

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

Chrissy Teigen describes losing baby in heartbreaking detail: ‘Utter and complete sadness’

Model and author thanks strangers for reaching out – and hits back at those who accused her of oversharing about pregnancy loss

We need to talk about miscarriage – and the language we use really matters

Whether its in discussions of miscarriage or menstruation, the words ‘woman’ and ‘mother’ are being erased by some. Why can’t we just say that women and trans men have periods?

How my new baby’s first weeks and lockdown blurred together

In the middle of another sleepless night, it’s sometimes hard to tell what’s what. By Eva Wiseman

The wall between what’s private and what’s not is dissolving. Which side am I on?

In our performative age, we’re rewarded for sharing every crisis that happens in our bodies, every thought that passes through our heads