Better care urged for pregnant women with mental health problems – study
Deaths from indirect causes such as suicide have remained constant despite overall fall in maternal mortality rate
Childbirth is as awful as it is magical, thanks to our postnatal ‘care’
Marina Hyde: Giving birth in hospital these days is a hallucinatorily exhausting experience – and the cuts mean it’s about to get even worse
Will shift work age my brain?
Luisa Dillner: There is plenty of evidence that it harms health, but a new report claims that 10 years of shift work ages your brain by an extra 6.5 years. So should you be worried?
Oh no! I’m thinking about wine again
Mindfulness meditation is supposed to help with stress, anxiety and all the distractions of the modern world. Can Julie Bindel stay focused for long enough to try it?
Dalai Lama enlightens and enraptures contemplative scientists in Boston
James Kingsland: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was given a rapturous reception by mindfulness researchers, but tactfully avoided the controversial question of applications in the military
Ann Widdecombe: what makes me happy
‘I may be single, old and starting to creak a bit – but I am not resentful of lost youth’
Ten easy steps to happier living
Take control of your own wellbeing with these ‘10 keys to happier living’
Why does happiness matter?
Being happy is not just about feeling good. Research shows that it also makes us healthier, more productive – and nicer
Gaps in mental health care for new mothers cost UK £8bn a year – study
Maternal Mental Health Alliance says NHS would need to spend £337m a year to bring care up to recommended levels
Postnatal depression: ‘I went downhill very fast’
Joanna Friend was given tranquillisers and antidepressants, and spent a week on a psychiatric unit when she relapsed
Mental health problems still a workplace stigma
Survey finds 40% have experienced problems and not told their employer – but if you have concerns you may have protection
‘If I didn’t come to the shed, I’d be alone, watching TV’
Emma Howard: Men’s Sheds, a communal woodworking project that started in Australia, has taken off in the UK and is helping men to combat isolation and loneliness
Nicole Scherzinger addresses eating disorder on new track Big Fat Lie
The track, which is about her battle with bulimia, helped Scherzinger to ‘create something beautiful from ... something that wasn’t once so beautiful’
‘Every town needs a sanctuary where people in crisis can go for respite’
Victor Adebowale: My hope for the next 50 years is that we look at health and wellbeing holistically. We need to give equal support to mental, emotional and physical health
Are you a good mother? Stop asking and just enjoy being a parent
Jessica Valenti: You’re sure to get two things when you become a mother: a cute baby and a brutal inferiority complex