She may be a professional rider and former Olympian, but sporty Zara Phillips has no intention of being a hands-off mother.

We spotted a bunch of bumps looking super cute on the red carpet.

A midwife who failed to perform appropriate medical tests on a heavily pregnant woman whose baby died has been found to breach legal, professional and ethical standards.

South Island photographer, Nicole Gourley was waiting for a friend to be baby ready so should could bring her time lapse vision in to fruition.

Babies who are spoon-fed by their parents are more likely to become overweight, a new study has revealed.

An Auckland scientist has invented molecules that can attach themselves to any surface in a few minutes and modify every type of cell or virus.

Women smokers are being offered vouchers for up to $300 if they quit while pregnant, because of the damage a mother's tobacco use can do to an unborn baby.

The parents of a baby among the first to be born in New Zealand this year say the extent of their celebrations will be to head to bed for some much-needed sleep.

It is a bustling city of seven million people, many drawn from China's rural hinterland to work in its factories, shops, karaoke parlours and restaurants.

A Texas man’s pregnant wife is on life support and he wants her taken off even though the move would also leave their baby dead.

Kate Winslet and her husband Ned Rocknroll are currently nursing baby Bear at their home in West Sussex after welcoming him to the world at an NHS hospital a few weeks ago.

Cool Kiwi couple come up with online hit - using their "favourite domestic junk" to recreate famous movies scenes starring their cute baby, Orson.

Can exercise during pregnancy combat obesity in your baby? And could it help offset the so-called "fat gene"?

Children at 12 months can tell when speakers use different languages, study finds.

Facebook has removed breastfeeding photos from a private group page for mums, angering members.

Nearly one out of every 200 mothers in a US study claim to have got pregnant while a virgin - without the help of IVF.

Pregnant New Zealand women should be taking vitamin D supplements to help ensure their babies are not at risk of rickets, a new study has found.

A simple device aimed at making sure babies are safe and protected while they sleep is set to help dozens of families in South Auckland.

A new baby bouncer complete with iPad holder which has gone on sale is a sign of the drive to market digital products at younger children, an educational expert says.

Families of premature babies born over the Christmas period will receive a special gift from charity Early Buds.

Babies can 'contract' depression from their mothers while they are still in the womb, new research suggests.

In a world in which social media sites are full of photographs depicting clichéd "happy family" scenes, it's refreshing to see some honest moments.

A fitness blogger has been slammed for posting a picture of herself in her underwear, showing off her flat tummy just days after giving birth.

New research showing smoking causes severe DNA damage to the placenta will greatly motivate pregnant women to kick the habit, a quitting expert says.

US doctors are reporting an epidemic of twins. Nearly half of all babies born with advanced fertility help are multiple births, new federal numbers show.

A pregnant Italian woman had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section by British social workers.

A group of us went up to Kerikeri last weekend to run the Kerikeri Half Marathon.