Parents of stillborn babies have been banned from allowing volunteers who provide keepsakes of the children into Waikato Hospital as part of tightened building access.

A petrol station attendant believes she was let go from her job when a new lessee took over because she was pregnant.

Shocking news out of Britain this week is the trend of women in their 50s having babies, writes Wendyl Nissen. The number of babies born to women over 50 has doubled in four years to 154.

Many Kiwi couples trying to conceive are ignorant of the risks to their fertility through delayed childbearing, smoking, alcohol and being overweight, research shows.

Michael Laws appears set to become a dad again at the age of 56.

A fiercely anti-abortion lobby group is putting pressure on the National Party not to select an experienced doctor whose job has involved authorising and performing abortions.

Brody Sheppard is doing what any newborn should, even though his due date is not for another three weeks.

A New Zealand academic says the authors of a study suggesting male circumcision has major health benefits have confused cleanliness with godliness.

Researchers tested the increasingly popular theory that probiotics effectively soothe babies with the poorly understood condition.

I was a teenager when I had an abortion. No woman should ever have to reveal that to anyone for any reason.

Scientists are launching a trial to establish whether a Mediterranean diet could help boost the fertility of couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

A pregnant mother's eating habits may influence her unborn child's chances of developing Alzheimer's, new research suggests.

Inactive mothers may be preventing their children getting enough exercise by setting a bad example, a study suggests.

Too much stress can lead to infertility in women, a study has shown for the first time.

The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some used to heat Britain's hospitals, an investigation has found.

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife are celebrating the arrival of twin baby boys in Los Angeles, a spokesman for the Thor star said on Friday.

A leading nutritionist has responded to a boasting post-baby Aja Rock with a warning - women should ignore unrealistic "Hollywood" pressure to look trim after giving birth.

This is Anna Guy bringing home her new baby girl. Guy this week gave birth to her first child with new partner Brent Jameson, 32, a marketing executive.

When Zayn Topperwien was born, his parents, Ryan and Keri, were overjoyed - but the emotion was bittersweet.

They were born 60 seconds apart, but 3-year-old Finn Dale towers over his twin brother Toby.

Children whose mothers used P while pregnant find it harder to learn to walk, draw and grasp objects, according to new findings.

Shannon Weir has been inundated with support and generosity after having her car stolen while going through a traumatic birth.

As Brooklyn Beazley's pregnant mother started slipping into a diabetic coma, the 7-year-old girl struggled to open a glucose syrup bottle that she knew was needed.

A preservative used in baby wipes is causing a number of skin complaints - but not on babies' bottoms.

Caesarean babies have an increased risk of becoming overweight adults, researchers reveal.

When Mere-Takutai Pomana was born four weeks premature, her mother noticed the newborn had a distended tummy and a slight yellowish tinge to her skin.

A very premature baby made a dramatic arrival into the world when he was born with little warning on a remote school paddock in the Coromandel.

An uncle of a young mother who died six hours after giving birth says changes must be made so new midwives are mentored after graduating.