Britain's royal family announced today that Prince William and wife Kate are expecting their first child, but the Duchess is suffering severe morning sickness.

Dan and Honor Carter's recent baby news has prompted blogger Shelley Bridgeman to consider the best way to announce your pregnancy?

Couples planning to have a baby should practise sex for three to sex months before conception to increase their chances of a successful pregnancy, researchers say.

A young mum with post-natal depression tried to suffocate her baby in hospital before doctors sent them both home together.

New mothers who believe there is a lack of support from traditional postnatal service providers such as Plunket are calling for changes to match their evolving choices.

An early arrival disrupted wedding plans and saw the ceremony transferred to the Dunedin Hospital chapel.

A top doctor is urging pregnant women not to panic about high nitrate levels in Mid Canterbury water - despite earlier spotlighting the potentially fatal health risks.

Delivering his own baby in the back of an ambulance during a late night shift wasn't part of the plan for St John officer Mike France.

A father-to-be found himself half naked on the Rolleston railway station platform waiting for a special arrival - his new baby.

Extending paid parental leave to six months may lead to employers discriminating against women of child-bearing age, Business NZ says.

A couple who struggled through years of infertility, including seven miscarriages and four rounds of IVF, have developed a supplement they claim will "turbo charge" sperm.

Major discrepancies in the cost of extending paid parental leave from 14 weeks to six months have emerged at the select committee examining the bill.

A Green MP says his bill to reform adoption law is much broader than gay adoption and will provide a much needed overhaul, including open adoptions.

If child-support payments were made directly to the household, not the state, non-custodial parents would be more likely to meet their responsibilities.

The Dunedin City Council is taking a tougher stance over waiving parking tickets for maternity patients, a move which has upset some Dunedin midwives.

Each week intrepid reporter Rachel Grunwell will try out a new form of exercise to bring you the lowdown.