Male circumcision: Let there be no more tragedies like baby Goodluck

Ally Fogg: The needless death of another baby boy highlights the urgent need for regulation and clinical control of male circumcision

‘I think of my egg donor every day’

Egg donation is an extraordinary, life-changing gift. But what is it like for those involved? We talk to a donor, recipients and a doctor

One in three primary school leavers is obese or overweight

Little progress made in drive to keep children's weight down, study suggests

Poland’s ‘baby hatches’ leave vulnerable mothers exposed

Sophia Deboick: Polish Catholics are defending hatches where unwanted babies can be left. But they can do more harm than good

Computer test could spot children at risk of developing depression

Test could be used to screen 11- and 12-year-olds, alerting doctors to those most likely to succumb to debilitating illnesses

‘Needs must’: family squeezed by coalition cuts and rising food bills

For the Millars of Mansfield belt tightening increased the temptation to buy cheap ready meals. Then the lethargy set in

Diabetes: a lost childhood

Kate Hickmott: Each year 2,000 children are found to have type 1 diabetes. Like most people, I knew little about it, until my daughter, then 10, fell ill

IQ research prompts warning over drinking alcohol during pregnancy

Study finds children of women who drink between one and six units a week had fewer IQ points at eight years old than peers

A breastfeeding doll? Yes, we should teach children it’s normal

Rebecca Schiller: The fuss about the 'Breast Milk Baby' is misplaced – anything that breaks taboos about breastfeeding should be welcomed

Postnatal depression: the pressures new mothers face, now more than ever

This week a judge chose not to jail a woman who killed her two young children while suffering from an extreme form of postnatal depression. Such tragedies are rare, but evidence suggests increasing numbers of new mothers are struggling. Why?

Who is looking after the sexual health and wellbeing of young people in care?

Foster carers can feel very anxious about the guidance they are able to give, but their input is essential, writes Louise Tickle

Germany to introduce circumcision law

Move to appease Jewish and Muslim communities comes after a German court ruled circumcision was tantamount to bodily harm

Population: the future is caring

Danny Dorling: Don't panic. An ageing population is good news for the environment, for growth and for childcare

Rochdale police and council ‘repeatedly warned’ about sex abuse risk in town

NHS team made 83 referrals to borough council from 2004-10 in town harbouring gang of nine finally jailed over child sex ring

Obese children ‘more likely to have heart attack or stroke in adulthood’

Researchers say children with high BMI may already have up to 40% higher chance of disease due to range of risk factors