The infertility premium: how big business exploits our deepest fears about pregnancy

The forced withdrawal of a vitamin drip injection this week has highlighted the growing exploitation of couples who are struggling to conceive

Pregnant smokers warned of ‘potentially deadly risks’

More than 61,399 women still smoking last year at time they gave birth, NHS England says

The Handmaid’s Tale comes to life in Alabama. Women must heed the warning

The indictment of Marshae Jones for the manslaughter of her unborn child shows that misogyny is now state law, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The female game designers fighting back on abortion rights

Through video games, live-action role-playing games and interactive documentaries, developers are challenging the conversation around reproductive rights

Air pollution ‘may affect number of eggs ovaries can produce’

Results suggest environmental factors could play a role in female reproductive health

Three to tango: the pregnant dancer duetting with her husband

A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump

I’m off to have a baby, and I’m taking no tips from the new pregnancy influencers

Where once just not vomiting in my hair was enough, now I’m supposed to wonder how cute my bump looks in my lingerie selfies

UK among least family-friendly countries in OECD, survey finds

League table compiled based on parental leave and childcare levels puts UK in bottom third

Beware the fertility app that wants to share your data with anti-abortion campaigners

Most of us happily upload the most personal information on to the apps we use everyday. But do we really want to share our data with organisations funded by anti-abortion campaigners? By Eva Wiseman

Pregnant and Platonic review – what’s it like to have a baby with a stranger?

There’s warmth and emotion – if also some awkwardness – in this gentle documentary about a matchmaking service for wannabe co-parents