Virgin birth

From tests that predict your fertility window to coaches promising to mentor you through the mother of all decisions, the market for hand-holding women through the parenthood question is no longer in its infancy. Faced with a life-changing call, WH asks if the business of offspring evaluation is long overdue – or capitalising on women’s body clocks?

As an increasing number of women decide to have a baby solo, Lisa Oxenham says it’s time to talk more openly about what makes up modern families

Staring at yet another negative pregnancy test, I felt nothing. There were no tears, no heartbreak. It was my ninth IVF cycle, but I felt completely emotionally detached from the process. I’d forgotte

Whether by choice or not, singledom in midlife is on the rise. We explore the many pleasures – and occasional pitfalls – of going solo

Helen Murray Taylor shares how a mental health breakdown led to her being sectioned

I woke up to the surprise of my life