A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.

Funny man Gary McCormick is preparing for the pitter-patter of little feet - four, to be exact.

A Kiwi dad is celebrating the miracle birth of his first child after 22 years of trying.

It's promoted as beneficial to mum and baby, but a major Australian study has found no noticeable effect among women who took fish oil capsules during pregnancy.

A NZ couple advertised online for a surrogate mother to carry a child, only to have a US woman fake the pregnancy and steal their money.

I never realised how awful morning sickness can be. The last three months at our house has been a living, gagging, nauseous hell.

A woman who gave birth in an emergency caesarean section says she feels judged by mothers who were able to deliver naturally.

One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.

It was once, twice, three times a baby girl for Dean and Mandy Barker.

For 36 weeks, 26-year-old Christchurch woman Meredith Wooley was unaware she was pregnant.

I've been on the wagon for three months now. I'm lending some resolute and sober moral support to my wife who's pregnant with our second baby.

Tressa Simonsen is a one-in-500,000-mum - she has just had her third set of twins.

A leading fertility expert is urging couples to start a family at a younger age amid fears of a growing over-reliance on technology.

Garth George writes that an expanded screening programme for Down Syndrome may go against the rights of the disabled.

A global survey of fertility treatment covering more than 100 countries has revealed wide variations in international laws governing IVF, which are fuelling the growth of "fertility tourism".

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have reportedly become parents for the second time.

Evert and Maruschke Barnard with their daughter Dianthe, who was born during the earthquake. Photo / Alan Gibson