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Baby's first word 'tablet' on the rise - study

Technology has become so ingrained in family life that it’s even started changing the way children speak.

Burlesque star wants new mums to feel sexy

Burlesque star Dita Von Teese is launching her own maternity lingerie line.

Preterm babies' brains catch up in teenage years

The brains of premature babies can perform almost as well as those born at full-term by the time they're teenagers, depending on the environment the child grows up in, an Australian study shows.

Mum's gift for triplets

Lucy Nicoll always expected to breastfeed her newborn triplets - what she didn't bank on was expressing milk night and day for her babies after they were born 15 weeks early.

Painkillers reduce risk of post-natal depression

Women who use pain relief during childbirth may have a lower risk of depression after their babies are born, a leading psychiatrist has said.

Nikau, Aria take lead in names

Nikau remains the most popular name for Maori boys born last year while Aria takes the top spot for girls from Maia.

Being a mum 'all worth it'

Georgia Hageman was in bed at 4.30am when her waters broke and less than four hours later the 15-year-old Aucklander was holding her baby son.

'Vulnerability' like revolving door

Children's "vulnerability" is more like a revolving door than a fixed state, a new report has found.

Smuggler has jail baby

A Spanish drug trafficker has given birth while in custody after attempting to smuggle up to half a million dollars worth of cocaine into New Zealand.

Opinion: What they never tell new dads

Neil Lyndon likes to tell dads-to-be that they'll see things in the delivery room worse than gruesome hand-to-hand combat with axe and pike.

Mall apologises to breastfeeding mum

The managers of a mall where a woman was told she could not breastfeed have apologised to the mother-of-three, saying it was an error of judgment.

Plunket Book gets revamp for first time in 25 years

Midwife failed to provide appropriate care - Commissioner

10 famous teenage mums

What do Aretha Franklin, Sofia Vergara and Justin Bieber's mum have in common? The answer might surprise you.

Pregnant teen's letter draws praise

A young mother-to-be has been overwhelmed with support for a letter she wrote about being a pregnant teenager and says having a baby won't derail her career plans.

Family backs pregnant tell-all teen

Mum and baby living in car

A young mother and her newborn baby lived in a car for two days after finding themselves homeless when they were discharged from hospital.

Georgia Hageman: My life as a pregnant teenager

Fifteen-year-old Georgia Hageman, who lives at home with her parents and her two younger siblings, found out in November that she was pregnant.