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Ashton Kutcher bemoans lack of baby changing tables

New father Ashton Kutcher is calling for baby changing stations to be installed in men's bathrooms.

Pregnant model causes uproar

A pregnant model's small baby bump and toned tummy is causing a stir on social media.

Can you overvalue your kids?

Just about everybody has one raging narcissist to deal with, sooner or later - on the job, in social situations or (God forbid) in the home. How did he get this way, we wonder?

Pharmacist's error postpones IVF

A woman's fertility procedure had to be abandoned because she was taking the wrong medication, owing to a mistake by a pharmacist.

A $20 gadget that can save 70,000 mothers a year

The lives of tens of thousands of new mothers around the world could be saved by a simple, hand-held, British-made device.

Son and mum conceive baby

The first case of a mother acting as a surrogate to help her son become a parent raises deep questions about the changing nature of families, says Cristina Odone.

Teenage pregnancies fall as exam results improve - study

Getting a good education could be the best form of contraception for teenagers, according to a new study.

Couple's long journey to parenthood

A cop and his wife are celebrating the birth of a girl after their long, heartbreaking battle to become parents came to a close when a police colleague agreed to be their egg donor.

Baby formula advertising facing ban

Mums with babies aged under six months could see the advertising of infant milk formula for their children banned.

Money in the bank, fewer buns in oven

Babies are going out of fashion again as Kiwi women increasingly put work and study ahead of childbearing.

Baby blip officially over

NZ's fertility rate has dropped below two births per woman for the first time in a decade, officially ending a "baby blip" that peaked in 2008.

Diet link to problems during gestation

Is there a link between certain diets and pregnancy complications?

Postnatal depression affects dads as well - study

The condition is usually associated with women but a new study has found one in 10 new dads are affected by postnatal depression.

Dr Matthew Vermilyea: Studies of IVF tots turn focus to future

Assisted reproductive technology has advanced significantly since the first healthy IVF baby was born more than 35 years ago.

Woman who snatched baby jailed

The mother of a baby who was snatched from an Auckland hospital says today's sentencing of the abductor helped to close the chapter on the horrifying incident.

Girls raised by the wrong mothers

Two French families who were given the wrong babies by a hospital have been awarded $3 million in compensation.

New app shows breastfeeding friendly spots

Some new software released in Dunedin yesterday will be a breath of fresh air for breast-feeding mums.

Baby, look at you now - what parents want

As the new year starts, a groundbreaking study is charting the hopes and dreams of expectant parents with the inspirational goal of tracking children's paths from before birth until they are adults.