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Research: OK for mums to go back to work

A ground-breaking study has found that mothers can go back to work months after the birth of their child without the baby's well-being suffering.

Women feel wait for abortion too long

NZ parental leave 'middling'

NZ is still only a middling performer when it comes to parental leave provisions, according to a study.

Baby number three for Pippa Wetzell

<i>Breakfast</i> co-host, Pippa Wetzell has announced this morning that she is expecting her third child in February 2011

Charlotte is Dad's little champ

The first photo of the new baby daughter for All Whites football hero Ryan Nelsen and his wife Monica.

Survey shows support for public breastfeeding

More than half of Kiwis are okay with mothers breastfeeding in public, but a minority still prefer babies be fed in the restroom.

DVD helps new dads learn from parents' errors

There's no simple job description for fatherhood, but Mangere first-time dad Daniel Brown knows the kind of dad he doesn't want to be.

Should abortion be legal on request for women up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy?

Foetal pain and 24 weeks

It is a brave woman to demand that abortions are removed from the Crime Act, writes <b>Dita de Boni</b>.

Emotional battle to become a mum

Pregnant women fasting for Ramadan risk damage to their babies

Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies, research has found.

IVF begets 2nd generation

Study looks at why mum's kiss is good for baby

Encouraging a mother to spit on her baby may not sound like good science, but it is the basis of a world-first study in NZ.

Mixed messages on babies in bed

Calls for mothers to stop sleeping with their newborn children are being ignored by some hospitals and birthing centres.

NZ student tasers pregnant woman

A NZ medical student who used a Taser to shock a nine-month pregnant woman, causing her to go into labour, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the US.

NZ student charged after Taser attack on pregnant woman

A NZ medical student who used a Taser to repeatedly shock a woman nearly nine months pregnant has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the US.

Radio couple share IVF baby blues

A celebrity couple have opened up about the emotional toll of failed IVF attempts in the hope others will take comfort from their ordeal.

$20k compo for worker sacked over pregnancy