New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds
Exposure to a new generation of allegedly “safe” plasticizers is linked to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, which
Category: pregnancy
‘I wanted to help another family’: four surrogates on how they feel about the surrogacy discourse
Surrogacy has been thrust into the national spotlight in recent weeks, with both the announcement of Lena Dunham using a
Babies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study finds
Babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation
Experience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I gave birth
When I was 19, I went to college in Texas, where I met my boyfriend Preston. It was 2023 and I had
Women should not have to travel for hours to give birth | Letters
The situation facing pregnant women in Devon and Cornwall following the closure of North Devon district hospital is not unique
The culture surrounding ‘ideal’ childbirth has to evolve | Letters
It is not clear whether Natalie Morris’s labour began spontaneously or was induced (By day five of my labour, I
Regulation cannot eliminate surrogacy risks | Letter
Your article (Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies, 19 July) suggests that the solution lies in better
A moment that changed me: I was wary of men – then I found out I was having a baby boy
At the 20-week ultrasound, because of the baby’s position, my partner and I didn’t get any proper pictures to take
I yearned to be a mother. Why did I feel nothing when my daughter was finally born?
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was waiting for an overwhelming rush of love, but when I looked
Trying to conceive? Welcome to the worry-filled world of ‘trimester zero’
Anything to do with pregnancy can sometimes feel like a crash course in withstanding uncertainty. From getting pregnant in the