Parents and parenting
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The plan, which is supported by the Royal College of Midwives, is part of a wider drive to discourage cigarettes at hospitals
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Online, Uber-style booking sites replace grandparents and nursery noticeboards
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Bereavement benefits are about to be overhauled and newly bereaved families will be left without the long-term help that I’ll continue to receive
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Ariane Sherine on the estrangement that started when she banned her father from seeing her young daughter
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The Labour politician on growing up in a tight-knit sisterhood, her mother giving up her career as a barrister and why Robin Cook thought she was having an affair
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Ask the Midwife provides fully qualified advice on pregnancy and baby health, and taps into a trend for women to consult apps during pregnancy
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The last thing you should say to a woman who is desperately trying to have a baby is, ‘Try not to think about it.’ It’s all we think about
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The actor talks about meeting her real father for the first time, and how she and her partner have blended their own young families
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Companies with paid parental leave retain employees and save on recruitment, but proposed government changes could discourage employer-funded schemes
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Woman who became first-time mother at 58 conceived again after receiving IVF treatment in the US
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Owner of wine bar in Padua hopes 5% price cut will encourage parents to rein-in children who disturb other diners
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Beyoncé is pregnant with twins; Madonna has adopted twins; now the Clooneys are expecting twins. But I did it first, and this is what I learned
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With people increasingly expected to live into their hundreds, more and more entrepreneurs are starting businesses in their 60s and 70s
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For many, it seems that retirement is when the work really starts. But what impact does caring for generations of family have on those in their 60s and 70s?
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A new study says that up to six hours a day is perfectly normal, and unlikely to do any harm – as long as your child is doing fine at school and getting enough exercise
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A woman is struggling to get her daughter to be more positive about her partner. Mariella Frostrup advises her not to foist a new family on the teenager
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Fathers help create happy families, but the state neglects their role
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It helps if you share the same views on politics, and separate bedrooms can keep it fresh, says one therapist
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Plea to support children in poverty as government launches family stability plan
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It’s tiring, often boring – and can mean a return to more traditional roles. Why some mothers (and fathers) feel they made a mistake
Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish review – one mother’s story