Women's Health

The research contradicts NHS guidelines and some experts say it is 'alarmist'.
Birth Diaries: 'It’s exactly what I didn’t want, but the whole team was so calm and reassuring. I had an all-female team in theatre!'
Symptoms could start in your thirties – a full decade before menopause – as we learn in our latest podcast.
Black women are at highest risk of death during childbirth – we ignore this fact at their peril.
Black women recall discrimination, microaggressions and substandard care during pregnancy in a new survey.
Sunita Thind contracted Covid-19 after surgery to remove her second ovary. But she still hopes to have a baby with her frozen eggs.
Some women may experience what doctors are calling a "natural epidural". Here's why.
Mums-to-be still don't know if maternity services will return to normal or when their partners can join them.
Birth Diaries: "Despite all my research, I still had a birth I didn’t know could happen."
We all feel envy sometimes, even if we’d rather not admit it. But comparing yourself to others – often without knowing the full story of how hard so-and-so worked to get to where they are today – only leaves you feeling bad about yourself. But the green-eyed monster isn’t all bad. There’s a way to channel negative feelings into something more positive: envy can encourage you to push for that next career move or start planning that once-in-a-lifetime trip you’re always dreaming of. We explore all this and more with Lucy Sheridan, the world’s only comparison coach, on our latest #AIMYU podcast episode.