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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.

All hands to the pump for baby Z's arrival

The parents of a baby girl born on a petrol station forecourt have nicknamed her "Z" until they decide on her name.

'This wasn't the birth plan'

The baby girl born at Z Energy petrol station this morning has already been nicknamed 'Z', with her father describing the morning's events as "pretty manic".

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.

Birthing - where the shifts merge

Midwife books holidays up to year in advance, but babies come when they want.

Kiwi study lifeline for prem babies

Ground-breaking NZ research will have a potentially life-saving effect on the treatment of premature babies around the world.