9. ‘ why i had my ivf babies alone’

Recent figures show that fertility rates are in decline across the world. Closer looks into why many people are choosing to be child-free…

IT was only Tuesday, and Jane was already missing the twins like mad. She gazed at yesterday’s photo on her phone. The two little girls all dressed up in their new blue uniforms and standing in the pl

Hunched over the toilet, I just wanted the awful feeling to be over. I’d never felt so nauseous and drained. ‘It wasn’t like this before,’ I cried to my partner Michael, then 37. After all, I had plen

pregnant was as easy as one, two, three… bered! F alling Claudia Novek, 30

For 17 years Karla has had a bun in her oven…

More women than ever are deciding to choose their own adventures and enjoy the freedom of travelling alone. Three writers explain why it’s their favourite way to escape