Square spine gives Pink a smarter touch

The seventh edition of Pink, which comes out with The Times tomorrow, has taken on a new look.

In technical terms, the monthly women's magazine has been perfect bound, meaning it has a square spine and is, therefore, smarter and more attractive.

But books cannot only be judged by their covers, so Pink has poured its usual energy into the development of the content. On the occasion of Mother's Day earlier this month, among other topics, it has chosen to focus on motherhood.

Readers are guaranteed pages of food for thought in tomorrow's issue while they can also feast their eyes on beach fashion and learn how to go glamorous by the sea as well as pick up some tips on home décor in the new section HomeMaker. For an international touch, they can meet the "dancing queen", TV Moda's presenter Jo Squillo in an exclusive interview in RendezView.

Shocking statistics from the WHO's World Health Report 2005, Make Every Mother And Child Count, launched recently, were also an inspiration to the editors to highlight motherhood. More than half a million women die in pregnancy, childbirth or soon after. Moreover, almost 11 million children under five years of age die from causes that are largely preventable. Among them are four million babies who do not survive the first month of life.

Pink looks into the issue of stillborn babies in its InFocus section. In LifeStyle, it delved into the relationship between Family and Social Solidarity Minister Dolores Cristina and one of her daughters, Marilena, to reveal, in a candid Q&A, the thoughts and concerns of a "superwoman" who strives to juggle her responsibilities towards the country and her children and how she is perceived through her daughter's eyes.

The seventh issue contains the usual fix of beauty, health, fitness and food as well as prizes to be won by those who write in with their feedback on the magazine and articles that have touched them.

Pink is published by Allied Newspapers Ltd, printed by Progress Press Ltd and produced by MediaMaker. It is edited by The Times' journalists Fiona Galea Debono and Ariadne Massa and designed by Helen Cassar Torreggiani and Joseph Schembri.