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'How the hell is that possible?'

Australian model Erin McNaught under fire for posting ab photo four weeks after giving birth.

Marie Holmes: When people ask 'is that baby yours?'

She is my daughter. I gave birth to her. I nurse her. But she doesn't have any of my genes.

Women in labour prefer men to push off - research

He might think he is being helpful as he holds your hand while you are in the throes of labour, but he could actually be making the pain far worse.

No breastfeeding - at breastfeed summit

'The irony is unbelievable.' A breastfeeding conference in Scotland told nursing mothers it 'wasn't appropriate' to breastfeed at the event.

Danes strike deal on babies

Couples in a rural town in Denmark have agreed to try to have more babies over the next few years as part of a deal with the council to keep public services running.

Didn't know you're pregnant?

The idea that a woman could carry a child to a full-term delivery without knowing she is pregnant is mind-boggling. It has to be denial, or worse, right?

Grace Cormack: Stop fit shaming yummy mummies

You could be forgiven for judging yummy mummies as the most loathed women in the world. But this year, Grace Cormack is going to give up fit shaming.

Police chase turns into hospital escort

'If you're using this excuse for speeding, you'd better be pregnant,' said a police officer who chased a car - but found the driver had good reason to be fast.

Curvy women produce smarter children, scientists claim

Fat supplies found in a woman's thighs and buttocks are needed to develop babies' brains, scientists have claimed.

Pregnant woman allowed to die

Hollywood's new baby boom

Hollywood is celebrating the arrival of several celebrity spawn this week - after Kourtney Kardashian, Zoe Saldana and Hayden Panettiere all gave birth over the weekend.

John Kinnear: 20 somewhat horrible things I do to my kids that I don't feel guilty about

"We take the batteries out of annoying toys and say they are broken." Author John Kinnear doesn't feel guilty about the 20 somewhat horrible things he does to his kids.

Keira reportedly mum-to-be

Keira Knightley is reportedly more than three months pregnant.

Gel massage keeps newborns' brains safe

Professor Jane Harding led the development of a cheap and easy way to treat an ailment that can cause brain damage in babies.

Are your kids that special?

Overvaluation shapes not only how parents think about their child, but also how they treat and raise their child.

Birth-control errors: women kept in dark

Up to three women had long-term contraceptive devices planted in their uterus without their knowledge or consent, a health watchdog has revealed.

Woman gives birth to 14 pound baby

Kidnapping: Mum wants findings public

The mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible.