Entertainment<i> Breakfast's </i> Pippa Wetzell gives birthFormer <i>Breakfast</i> presenter Pippa Wetzell has given birth to her third child. The as yet unnamed boy weighed...01 Feb 08:37 PM
Lifestyle<i>Dita de Boni</i>: A certain trainwreckSometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the <i>Sunday</i> papers.30 Jan 07:30 PM
New ZealandBig mums risk babies' healthOverweight pregnant women are a growing problem and they are costing the health system millions of dollars.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNewborns beat odds to surviveA 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 229 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBreast milk donors fill gap left by deathThe wishes of a first-time mother killed in a car accident will be granted by a network of other mothers.26 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentPenelope Cruz gives birth to baby boyPenelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's first child together is a boy.26 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleCelebrity mum's baby bluesMargarita Politis is a glamorous 42-year-old woman who once appeared in a magazine with celebrity psychic Kelvin Cruickshank, excited they were having a baby.22 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandVitamins aid becoming a father, study showsTaking supplements of certain vitamins and minerals may help men with low fertility to become fathers, research has found.19 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFirst glimpse of Sir Elton's sonSir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have shown off newborn son Zachary for the first time since his birth on Christmas Day.19 Jan 04:12 AM
LifestyleAntioxidants may improve chance of conceiving - researchCouples trying for a baby may find it easier to conceive if the male takes antioxidant supplements, new research suggests.19 Jan 12:00 AM
New ZealandBreastfeeding study and baby food firms link revealedScientists who cast doubt on the safety of exclusively breastfeeding babies until six months allegedly have links to baby food companies.17 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentU2's Adam Clayton secretly became a fatherThe 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.17 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuParental lessons may miss most in needThousands 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.16 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudy questions breastfeeding policyResearchers have cast doubt on the safety of the exclusive breastfeeding of babies until they are six months old.16 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew Down fetus test saferA new blood test for pregnant women could nearly eliminate the use of a risky, invasive procedure for diagnosing Down syndrome.14 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentKate Hudson reportedly pregnant with second childDoes she or doesn't she? Have a bun in the oven that is. Word around the water cooler is that <b>Kate Hudson</b> is pregnant.12 Jan 07:45 PM
Lifestyle<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Fed up with the fetishisation of pregnant womenAm I the only one already sick of Victoria Beckham's fourth pregnancy?10 Jan 10:00 PM
WorldFor heaven's sake, Pope hopes to end trend for exotic namesThe Pope has declared war on parents' growing insistence on shunning the saints and naming their children after fashion designers, Sanskrit titles and things that don't mean much.10 Jan 06:30 PM
EntertainmentVictoria Beckham pregnant with fourth childDavid and Victoria Beckham are expecting their fourth child, it has been announced.09 Jan 06:06 PM
Opinion<i>Deborah Coddington:</i> Gay or straight, it takes devotion to raise a childWhat a mean-spirited bunch of commentators we've seen in this country, crawling out from under their rocks to spit upon the news that Sir Elton John became a father on Christmas Day.08 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldCouple wanting a daughter abort twin boysA couple so desperate for a baby girl that they terminated twin boys are fighting to choose the gender of their next child.08 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentMiranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom become parentsAustralian Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr has reportedly given birth at a Los Angeles-area hospital.07 Jan 11:34 PM
EntertainmentFunny man Vince Vaughn enters fatherhoodThe <i>Wedding Crashers</i> actor's wife Kyla Weber gave birth to a baby girl in Chicago on Saturday and the couple have decided to name the 7lbs tot Locklyn Kyla Vaughn.20 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBirth from the inside outWhere would the world of childbirth be without those uninhibited European women who feature so prominently in birthing videos?08 Dec 09:04 PM
