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Women reveal: Why I regret having children

There's a common view that having a baby will be fantastic, but that's not the reality for all mothers.

Pregnant? Here's what's off the menu

The advice is ever changing and still controversial. But what's becoming clear is just how crucial a woman's diet is to her child's future health.

Heartbreaking photo of twins hugging

It was a photo that tugged at the heartstrings of people the world over - a healthy twin hugging his sick brother for the first time following their birth.

Woman to give birth to her grandchild

A woman who wants to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild is a step closer.

Why worrying about your kids is a waste of time

Worried about the right way to parent? Don't bother, writes Susie Mesure, for it makes no difference.

Transgender youth 'just as likely to get pregnant'

Being a transgender adolescent is no barrier to pregnancy, research shows.

'My third miscarriage nightmare'

I am in pain. Yes, it's physical. It throbs where the baby was so recently growing in my womb and I have cramping as my body readjusts to being an empty vessel again.

Mum says she still wipes her 12-year-old's bottom in online debate

Most new mothers dream of the day their little darlings will no longer need help going to the toilet.

'Please have my baby for me'

Irene Higgins is desperate to find a surrogate.She and her fiancé have been trying to have a baby for six years through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).

How safe is pregnancy in your 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s?

The risks and complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth revealed.

Young pregnant woman's bowel cancer battle

A brave Hamilton mother wants to share the importance of being checked for bowel cancer, especially if there is a family history.

Is this NZ's first Tinder baby?

When two Kiwis swiped to right on Tinder 3 years ago, they never guessed their match would end so traditionally - with a house, a dog and a newborn baby.

What it's like to raise 12 kids

A mother reveals what life is like raising no less than a dozen children.

ACC claim over unwanted pregnancy fails

A woman's 10-year battle for compensation from ACC over an unwanted pregnancy has been dismissed by the High Court.

Morning sickness myths busted

Is it true that morning sickness signals a boy? Or that you can't take medication to alleviate it? Here are 10 myths busted by facts from experts.

Study reveals effects of 'off' fish oil

A new Kiwi-led study has found a third of pups born to rats fed high doses of very rancid fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days.

Young mum denied sterilisation

After three pregnancies in three years, this woman is desperate for a permanent contraception solution.

Menopause can be reversed, doctors claim

Could this breakthrough allow women to become mothers in their 50s or 60s?