Babies & toddlers

'It's not how I thought maternity leave would be'

Parents' 'petrifying' choice on lockdown heart op

'I can't describe how proud I am of him' Video, 00:02:10'I can't describe how proud I am of him'

'It took 32 years, but I finally found my kidnapped son'

Is the risk from Covid-19 higher during pregnancy?

'Lockdown completely unprepared me to be a mum'

Mothers 'unlikely to pass on Covid-19 to newborns'

Go Ask Your Mother. Names. Audio, 30 minutesGo Ask Your Mother

'I could be a mess and they wouldn't know' Video, 00:02:10'I could be a mess and they wouldn't know'

'Social isolation' of new parents during lockdown

Kate backs BBC parenting site: 'I wish I'd had it'

Pause For Thought: 'I forget sometimes that we’re not alone in all this.' Pause For Thought. Audio, 00:01:46Pause For Thought: 'I forget sometimes that we’re not alone in all this.'

'I can't wait for things to get back to normal'

'My stomach cramps were a surprise baby'

'More support needed to keep babies out of care'

Surrogate parents 'should be at birth' in lockdown

New surrogate parents being banned from the birth. Video, 00:02:11New surrogate parents being banned from the birth

Dad of quadruplets leaves hospital after six weeks. Video, 00:00:57Dad of quadruplets leaves hospital after six weeks

'Lockdown mums' urged to forge writing community

Hospital delivers 100 babies from Covid-19 mums

The newborn baby who survived two gunshots. Video, 00:02:22The newborn baby who survived two gunshots

'Hi mummy': Babies see parents via app in lockdown. Video, 00:01:38'Hi mummy': Babies see parents via app in lockdown