The Fantastic Four actress announced she and husband Cash Warren were "thrilled" to be expecting their second child who would be a younger brother or sister to two-year-old daughter Honor.

The mother of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties pleaded with a court yesterday in Britain for her daughter to be sterilised.

NZers are only half as busy having babies as they were 40 years ago, but with today's larger population a similar number of babies - nearly 65,000 - were born last year.

Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.

Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.

Cynthia Nixon's fiancée has given birth to their son.

Kate Moss is planning to have a baby with fiancé Jamie Hince.

Former Breakfast presenter Pippa Wetzell has given birth to her third child. The as yet unnamed boy weighed...

Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the Sunday papers.

A pint-sized namesake of rocker Axl Rose and his identical twin brother have fought the odds and survived. Newborns Axel and Kyan Crossley-Coe suffer from a rare syndrome that affects just 5 to 10 per cent of identical twins. About one in 2

Overweight pregnant women are a growing problem and they are costing the health system millions of dollars.

The wishes of a first-time mother killed in a car accident will be granted by a network of other mothers.

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's first child together is a boy.

Taking supplements of certain vitamins and minerals may help men with low fertility to become fathers, research has found.

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have shown off newborn son Zachary for the first time since his birth on Christmas Day.

Couples trying for a baby may find it easier to conceive if the male takes antioxidant supplements, new research suggests.

The bassist - who was previously engaged to supermodel Naomi Campbell and later split from Susie Smith, his girlfriend of 10 years, months before they were due to marry - had a son with an unnamed French woman early last year.

Scientists who cast doubt on the safety of exclusively breastfeeding babies until six months allegedly have links to baby food companies.

Researchers have cast doubt on the safety of the exclusive breastfeeding of babies until they are six months old.

Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.

A new blood test for pregnant women could nearly eliminate the use of a risky, invasive procedure for diagnosing Down syndrome.

Does she or doesn't she? Have a bun in the oven that is. Word around the water cooler is that Kate Hudson is pregnant.

Am I the only one already sick of Victoria Beckham's fourth pregnancy?