Mental health should be part of every woman’s birth plan. Here’s why
When the odds are stacked against women, for mental health and the birth experience, postpartum mental health should be integral
Poverty in UK could increase death rates during or after pregnancy, warns WHO
Britain is falling behind European countries for mortality among mothers, and suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death
Postpartum psychosis: new mothers speak out over need for support
Mania and depression can set in very quickly after a baby is born but care across the UK is patchy
‘I knew she was dying, but didn’t expect her to time it so spectacularly’: losing my mother as my baby was born
As I lay in the maternity ward, I learned my mother was gravely ill. What followed was a year full of love, rage, resentment – and a strange cocktail of new life and imminent death
Private ultrasound clinics in the UK are profiting from our anxiety
Unregulated ultrasound clinics run without proper training are making money out of maternal fears
Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals
Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy
Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year
First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses
Break a sweat without breaking the bank: 26 of the best free or cheap fitness apps, sites and podcasts
Whether it is yoga, running or strength training you are after, there are plenty of affordable options to keep you moving
No need for six-month wait to try for baby after pregnancy loss, study finds
Analysis challenges WHO health guidance on amount of time women should delay after miscarriage or abortion
Acupuncture relieves back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, study suggests
Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’• [Update: the study on which this article reports was later withdrawn by the BMJ owing to ‘fundamental flaws’ in the research – see footnote]