Mothers needlessly separated from babies under UK hospital Covid rules
Restrictions are causing trauma and increasing risk of physical and mental health problems, warn doctors and charities
‘I needed to fix myself for my kids’: breaking the cycle of domestic abuse
Families with complicated lives are being helped by a project that supports both parents during their child’s first two years
Labours of Love by Madeleine Bunting review – a humbling book about care
Care, paid and unpaid, is at the heart of society, now more than ever ... this is a moving and absorbing in-depth investigation
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
GP cash incentive linked to fall in UK abortion rates, study finds
Use of long-acting reversible contraceptives rose due to scheme encouraging targeted advice to women
Women in England struggling to access contraception as result of underfunding
Report calls for women to have access to progestogen-only contraceptive pills over counter
‘It destroys lives’: why the razor-blade pain of vaginismus is so misunderstood
This common condition can lead to relationship breakdown and unnecessary surgery. So why is treatment still so poor and underfunded?
‘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
Can we rekindle the collective, caring spirit that emerged during lockdown?
Personal spending and individual choice have now displaced the keen awareness of our interdependence, says US writer Jennifer Schaffer
The Guardian view on a women’s health scandal: under the skin
Editorial: An official review of vaginal mesh and medicines in pregnancy reveals systemic weaknesses, and sexism too
Doctors have failed when women in agony are dismissed as hysterics
The vaginal mesh scandal betrayed the intimate trust that should exist between doctor and patient, whatever their sex
Dear NHS, edited by Adam Kay – celebrities say thank you
Tales of embarrassing injuries and moments of poignance, plus some poor efforts, in a revealing collection of essays
Denial of women’s concerns contributed to decades of medical scandals, says inquiry
Review into vaginal mesh and other products reveals much patient harm was ‘avoidable’
How many children at risk? UK health visitors count the cost of lockdown
Professionals supporting families worry they may not be picking up issues such as mental ill health and domestic abuse