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'Abort the baby or risk your own life'

Pregnant with cancer, Elle Halliwell was told she had to make an impossible decision. This is more than a sad story. It's a love story.

'I'm having a child but I know I'm dying'

They were just 26, a high-flying couple used to the idea that medicine can deliver a cure for most illnesses, but now they've been confronted with a profound dilemma.

NanoGirl: New tool to help predict IVF success

COMMENT: Free online calculator will allow couples to prepare emotionally and financially for their chances of conceiving using IVF.

Woman, 48, gives birth to her grandson

When a woman found she couldn't have children, she agreed to let her 48-year-old mother carry and birth her son.

Six months pregnant and on Tinder

Caitlin is six months pregnant and joined Tinder to find a new partner. While she sees it as "having a life", others haven't been so supportive.

She's a knockout: Parker's new baby

Joseph Parker has become a dad a month before the biggest fight of his life - but he has to wait a few more days before he can meet his daughter.

Woman falls pregnant twice in 10 days

A Brisbane woman has given birth to two babies conceived within 10 days of each other, a feat which doctors describe as "highly unusual".

Celebrating lives of premature babies

From a tiny premature baby who spent 18 weeks in neonatal units, to a bouncy 4-year-old outgrowing bikes at an alarming rate. Max

The myth of motherhood

Half of all Kiwi women say becoming a new mum is the hardest thing they've ever done. So why do we keep pretending everything is tickety-boo? Michelle Duff finds out.

Male contraceptive almost 100 per cent effective

A contraceptive injection for men has been shown to be almost 100 per cent effective, and may also increase libido

The crib every parent needs

"This is a helper. This is kind of like having as night nurse or nanny."

What I wish I knew before my miscarriage

Like most people, I knew basically nothing about miscarriage until it happened to me, writes Alice Callahan.

Baby's liver transplant: 'Look at him now'

When Sophie Hughes flew 16,000 kilometres to visit her tiny nephew Oscar, she arrived with a special present - the gift of life.

Fashionable cord ties soft on babies

Kiwi parents are getting behind a growing trend - using colourful knitted or crochet umbilical cord ties instead of medical clamps.

Conjoined twins separated after op

A pair of twins conjoined at the head have been successfully separated after a 20-hour operation.

Dad reveals: How I lost two kids in three years

When strangers ask Craig Heatley how many children he has, he has to pause before deciding how to answer.

'I've fathered 100 kids through Facebook'

Over the past four years Matt has sent his sperm to hundreds of couples for free via Facebook. He gets up to 10 requests for his services per day.

Australian mum addicted to giving birth

When most women think about childbirth it's fair to say that some memories are not exactly pleasant.