Motherhood

Janette Manrara says she was more focussed on her career when she was younger than anything else

People struggling to conceive say friends and family often make well-meaning but insensitive comments about their infertility.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her mum Janet Ellis share their contrasting experiences of motherhood.

Laura Folan, born with a rare condition, recalls her journey to motherhood thanks to surrogacy.

Heather says since receiving support she is living "a life I once thought was impossible".

New mums have welcomed an impressive rise in breastfeeding rates in one of England's poorest cities.

Abbie says she felt "really lost" when her mum Jayne died of cancer while she was pregnant.