New study confirms female eggs choose their sperm
It turns out the female egg chooses the sperm it wants, and "ghosts" the rest.
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The singer-songwriter says she never lost hope about having more children.
'Are you watching from heaven?' Chinese whistleblower's widow gives birth
The Chinese doctor succumbed to the virus in February and never got to meet his son.
Woman gets MRSA 'super bug' infection after giving birth
MRSA infection is caused by staph bacteria that's become resistant to most antibiotics.
Social workers form human barricade to stop Oranga Tamariki
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Grieving family asked for feedback after newborn baby dies
Commission finds multiple errors leading to the death, and continued afterwards.
'Horrible experience': Hayley Holt returns to TV after baby tragedy
It's Holt's first time back on TV since her baby boy, who was due in July, died.
Baby dreams could be shattered for couples after pandemic
The hangover from Covid-19 is going to be far worse than GFC, expert says.
'There was nothing more they could do': Four mums die after treatment at country's largest hospital
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Covid 19's closed borders cause heartache for parents separated from surrogate babies
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'Beyond cruel': Heartbreak as Covid-positive newborn dies
The newborn's father said: "The only time I saw him was on the last day of his life".
Switched at birth: Two Kiwi girls were raised in the wrong lives, until they ended up with one set of parents
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Elon Musk and Grimes welcome first child, but California law not happy with the name
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'Two bumps, same love': Same-sex couple both get pregnant within two weeks
Taryn Cumming and Kat Buchanan's due dates are just 12 days apart.
Oh baby! Girl born on Waiheke ferry
The birth is being described as "a heartwarming occasion in uncertain times".
Baby Barrett: Beauden and Hannah announce pregnancy
Beauden Barrett announces: "We're expanding our bubble!"
Woman gives birth to first child, a month later she had twins
The doctor said she had the rare condition that led her to give birth twice.
Woman with Covid 19 gives birth while in coma
Mother woke to find her daughter had been born five days previously.
Lockdowns leave millions of women without birth control
Thousands of clinics around the world have closed.
Local Focus: New babies don't wait for lockdown to end
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Not sweet as: Some baby formula has more sugar than Fanta
An international study is raising questions over sugar levels in formula baby milk.
Fertility clinics shut during lockdown period
Fertility treatments have been cancelled because they are not considered essential.
Giving birth in a pandemic: 'It was a surreal, weird time'
"It was nerve-wracking... there's people everywhere with hand sanitiser and wearing masks"
Lockdown heartbreak: Mum separated from premature baby
She was forced to choose between her son in hospital and older children at home.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Stockpiling of medicines putting 'major strain' on supplies
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Coronavirus: Uncertainty creating anxiety for pregnant women
The nationwide lockdown is creating anxiety for pregnant Kiwi women.
Midwives looking for masks, gloves, gowns amid pandemic
Midwives say they need more protective gear to ensure they and mums don't get Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Hospital birth 'only option' for pregnant women with Covid-19
The advice comes as the PM has announced NZ will shortly be in lockdown.
Health scare: MP collapses - 'I could have died ... silently'
Welfare minister Carmel Sepuloni tells her emergency surgery story for the first time.
Tiff Hall 'furious' over her post-partum body being fat shamed
Aussie fitness coach has fought hard against such products her entire career.
Do baby boys or girls run in your family? Well, it's a fluke
A study of five million children has proved that gender is random.
Our baby is proof that embryo freezing works
This can help so many future couples wanting to delay parenthood.
'Just gutted': Pregnant woman's car stolen from hospital carpark
"I was just gutted. It's a pretty special time and it's not what we need right now."
Mum infected with coronavirus gives birth to baby girl
Newborn weighed 3.05kg and is in quarantine.