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Royal baby: Due date a guessing game

The possibility Wills and Kate are using a Diana ruse about delivery date has media and bookies on their toes

Royal baby shower condoms

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have received an unusual gift from the Finnish government: condoms.

Alicia Silverstone wants women to share breast milk

American actress Alicia Silverstone is calling on clean green mothers to donate their breast milk in a new online community project.

IVF linked to lower IQ risk

Certain forms of IVF treatment are significantly associated with an increased risk of low intelligence in children, a major study has shown.

Jessica Simpson gives birth to baby Ace Knute

Jessica Simpson has given birth to a baby boy boy

The A to Z of motherhood

You thought giving birth was bad enough? That’s just the start, says new mother Bryony Gordon.

UK move on genetic world first

Britain is set to become the first country in the world to allow a controversial IVF technique that produces embryos with DNA from three people in an attempt to rid some affected families of serious genetic disorders.

Study: Breast best for success

Breastfeeding improves a child's chance of climbing the social ladder and becoming a successful adult, according to a long-term study.

New belt lets dad feel baby kicking

A new belt can be worn by fathers-to-be allowing them to feel their baby kick as it happens (+ video).

Warning over IVF deaths

Women facing IVF treatment are being urged to have only one embryo transfer at a time, after a report found the death rate for multiple births jumped in the six years to 2011.

Drop in single-birth newborn deaths

There has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths of single-birth newborns, but a rise in the death rate for multiple births, according to new report.

Are Kiwis too pudgy to push?

Obesity is contributing to the growing rate of caesarean section births in New Zealand.

Breast best for brainy baby

Breast milk boosts brain development in babies by up to 30 per cent, according to a new study.

Kerre McIvor: Box keeps precious babies safe

The same week that Coroner Wallace Bain used the term epidemic to describe the number of babies dying because of unsafe bed sharing, I read a story about babies sleeping in cardboard boxes in Finland.

What to avoid when you're pregnant

Everyone knows smoking and long-haul flights are off-limits for expectant mothers. But are all of these everyday objects really bad news as well?

Breast milk lollipops anyone?

If you're curious about what breast-milk tastes like, or just up for trying new things, then a Texas-based company has created candy just for you.