Pregnancy
The past is another country: Ripeness, by Sarah Moss, reviewed
The voice of teenage Edith caring for her pregnant sister in Italy alternates with that of her elderly self in contemporary Ireland in a story of identity, belonging and consent
Portrait of the artist and mother
Even the best-known female Impressionists, such as Morisot and Cassatt, were seen as mothers first and artists second – a view Hettie Judah sets out to reverse
What women need to know
Pregnant women are still woefully ill-prepared for the gruelling experience ahead of them and the life-changing damage that often results, says Lucy Jones
A veil of obscurity
Philip Hensher discusses how words relating to women’s ordinary experiences have been shrouded in euphemism over the centuries
Real life breaks in
Some writers — Jane Austen, for example — get to funny sideways, using irony and understatement. The American poet and…
Women are still scared to talk about IVF. Let’s change that
Pretty soon, one in ten British babies will begin life in a Petri dish. So why is it still such a taboo subject?
Baby steps
Why women are seeking alternatives to NCT antenatal classes
Real life
Exciting news. We might be expecting. I say might because I haven’t done a pregnancy test yet. I thought about…
Barometer
First test The driving test celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first person to take the test, R.E.L. Beene of Kensington,…
The bookshop and the bump
‘You are like my cat.’ So I was told when eight-and-a-half months pregnant, just before going on maternity leave from…
Breast advice
Why isn’t there a proper service to show new nursing mothers how to feed their babies?
