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I was 26 when my gynaecologist told me that my fallopian tubes were blocked and there would be no way I could get pregnant. I was…

December 2, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJames Webb Space Telescope Spots Swirling Cradle for ExomoonsScientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system…

The NHS has been directing pregnant women to a website that connected them to the Free Birth Society, an organisation that has been linked to baby…

The Free Birth Society (FBS) is a business run from North Carolina that promotes the idea of women giving birth without midwives or doctors present.The Guardian’s…

Six months away from its 250th year, the United States of America is still in its infancy. It is an empire forever moving and shifting, trying…

Dawn had just broken across the trail through the Pir Panjal mountains when Fatima Deader felt the first labour pains. She and her family had almost…

And while air pumps had been devised way back in 1650, the spirit of sharing scientific truths democratically was modern. “The dissemination of knowledge,” Riding tells…

Women must be given clearer warnings on the potentially fatal dangers of giving birth at home and should only be aided by experienced midwives, experts have…

When Jennifer Cahill went into labour with her second child at home in summer last year, she thought that the delivery, assisted by two midwives and…

The fishing quay on the beach at Joal is usually so crowded with women dealing with the day’s catch that you can barely glimpse the sea.…