Gwyneth Paltrow has defended Kim Kardashian against jibes about her weight.

Lisa East is the first woman to become pregnant in New Zealand through a fertility treatment that is well established overseas, but new here.

Kiwi parents care for their children more than eight hours a day on average, but mothers spend more time than fathers during the week.

There's no better way to make women want babies than to treat women like babies, so nine months from now the rewards shall be reaped.

Most parents are feeding their babies solid foods earlier than is recommended, experts are warning.

Midwives are rejecting free flu jabs despite working with the most vulnerable patients.

A grandmother who fell pregnant after a surgeon clamped her bladder instead of a fallopian tube has been granted ACC compensation - 15 years on.

What are your views on multiple-partner fertility? Have you noticed it is becoming more common – and, if so, why do you think that might be?

Puti Crawford is one of 1100 students graduating from Hamilton's Wintec tomorrow, but none of the others had to overcome such exceptional personal circumstances.

Too many Maori and Pacific babies are dying from sudden unexpected death despite a record low in the number of deaths last year, health advocates say.

New figures show there are more than 2000 children in New Zealand whose fathers are younger than 20.

Pregnant women are being warned that vehicle crashes account for more than half of all New Zealand's foetal deaths due to a maternal injury, according to a new study.

Sperm production is at its peak during winter and early spring for most men, a new study has found.

A Whangarei mother flying high in the Northland Electricity rescue helicopter has described two people who delivered her premature girl as her "guardian angels".

New mums are more likely to suffer from compulsive behaviours, like repeatedly checking an appliance is off or washing their hands, according to a new study.

Parents are wasting money spending a fortune on books when a small selection of favourites can achieve far better results.

Women’s feet can increase in size when they're pregnant, and the change can be permanent, a study has shown.

The discovery of inaccurate volume markings on baby bottles could save several infants from the serious side effects of having over-concentrated formula, says Plunket.

January Jones says being a single mother isn't something she needs "to go to group therapy'' about.

A woman who says she would have terminated her pregnancy had doctors properly diagnosed her unborn child with spina bifida is seeking ACC cover for her disabled daughter.

Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian has turned up the heat for the cover of a French magazine, stripping off with her boyfriend Kanye West.

Being born by caesarean section greatly increases a baby’s chances of developing allergies, a new study has found.