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
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
I have huge respect for Chrissy Teigen sharing her pregnancy loss when she knew what would happen next The questions and ‘helpful feedback’ from insensitive internet commenters mirror what women face in the real world
How egg freezing got rebranded as the ultimate act of self-care The procedure has gotten a makeover thanks to fertility startups, but some doctors are pushing back on efforts to appeal to younger women
Coronavirus has left most of us embracing baggy bliss – so why are celebrities arguing over shapewear? Kim Kardashian West, Jameela Jamil and Chrissy Teigen are having a three-way altercation about control pants and pregnancy, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Pregnant women in hospital with Covid-19 may not show symptoms, study finds Analysis shows that pregnant women may be at an increased risk of needing admission to an ICU
Experience: I thought I’d never meet my newborn son Our baby was on the way when Thailand banned commercial surrogacy. Clinics were raided. Calls and emails went unanswered
‘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
I don’t regret my abortion. But the coronavirus lockdown made it a guilty secret I got pregnant when I should have been social distancing. So now I can’t tell my friends or family about the termination