Pregnancy is the ultimate endurance test. If a man says it, it must be true Can we finally recognise what growing and pushing out)a human entails? says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore
Five ways to strengthen your pelvic floor Using apps and exercises, women and men can benefit from keeping their pelvic floor muscles healthy
Five ways to exercise safely while pregnant Exercise for mothers-to-be has many benefits – just avoid the high-intensity workouts and new PBs
My life as a midwife is nothing like it’s portrayed on TV The smiling angels of Call the Midwife and hi-tech cheerleaders of documentaries create a simplistic and unhelpful impression
If even Beyoncé had a rough pregnancy, what hope do other black women have? A USA Today report showed black mothers suffer severe complications twice as often as white women
The Brink of Being by Julia Bueno review – we need to talk about miscarriage A thoughtful study of pregnancy loss offers a candid discussion that few are prepared to have
National Childbirth Trust president quits in breastfeeding row Charity must remain a campaigning voice for women, says ex-head Seána Talbot
The dad who gave birth: ‘Being pregnant doesn’t change me being a trans man’ Transitioning meant that Freddy McConnell finally felt comfortable in his skin. Then he began a quest to conceive and carry his own child
World’s smallest baby boy at birth to leave hospital in Japan Mother of Ryusuke Sekino said: ‘It seemed he would break if I touched him. I was so worried’