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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

<i>Unsung Heroes:</i> Mum dedicates life to lives yet to begin

Magazine slammed for ordering breastfeeding mums to toilet

Breastfeeding advocates are outraged at a magazine's "commandment".

Out for the count

Compared to other mammals, humans produce low numbers of viable sperm.

Multi-tasking doulas

Some 'doulas' - women who provide personal support during childbirth are now also offering their services during abortions, writes Dita De Boni.

'Lean, mean' baby girls better combat stress in womb

Female foetuses appear more resilient and better able to cope with multiple stresses before birth.

Change to parental leave for self-employed

Pregnant nude shot Kiwi first

A pregnant Bernice Mene wears nothing but a hibiscus and a smile on the cover of this week's <i>New Zealand Woman's Weekly</i>.

<i>Wendyl Nissen</i>: Maybe baby

Twins thriving after fair share

Cameron's new-born advantage