Baby talk

The former Olympian opens up in her new documentary

Novelist Amanda Smyth and her partner were aligned on never wanting children, until, at 40, she felt a deep and non-negotiable desire to reverse that decision. She explains how she navigated the path that took her in a new direction

‘Nobody should apologise for not having children’

The Duchess of Sussex gave an intimate insight into her pregnancies with her children Archie and Lilibet last week as she continued to lift the lid on life with Prince Harry and the two youngsters. Ex

The UK’s birth rate is at its lowest ever – and that’s not just bad news for those who long to be grandparents. It could spell trouble for the nation’s future too

As I push my pram, my baby sleeping, it takes me a moment to realise that someone is talking to me. Another mum, on the way to the same baby class, is asking how I am, and I stammer as I push my phone