Mum of three : ‘there are thousands of children who need someone’

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

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?

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

Kateri thought motherhood had no more surprises. But she was in for a shock…

When their marriages broke down, sisters Sharon , 50, and Lauretta , 53, decided to move in together. Here’s how it works for them…

A chilling chance encounter in the park as a child turned 35-year-old Stace Don’s life upside down