Latest fromPregnancy and Childbirth
'Lot of hurt': Patient challenges ACC response after contraceptive error
The person had a 'major fear' of falling pregnant and ended up needing a termination.
'She was quick': PJ Harding's whirlwind birth story shocks co-hosts
‘Hang about, did my water just break?’
‘Going on the mortgage’: The steep financial cost of egg-freezing in NZ
'I don't have the cash right there ready to go.'
‘Should I freeze eggs or embryos?’ Auckland woman shares first fertility appointment
There's a better chance of a baby with an embryo, 'but what if I meet Mr Right?'.
‘Broken’ mum forced to give up baby after IVF mix-up
'I loved, nurtured and grew my child and would have done literally anything to keep him.'
How a midwife escaped an African prison, crossed deserts and seas to find refuge in NZ
He was accused of helping a female prisoner escape hospital moments after she gave birth.
Call for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifes
Rural midwife Emma Bilous says the shortage 'has a lot of parts to it'.
30 kids and counting: Serial sperm donor says he doesn’t have a god complex
Telegraph: Aussie Adam Hooper says he's in it for 'completely altruistic' reasons.
Musk goes ‘offline’ after claims from Maga influencer over love child
Ashley St Clair claimed to have given birth to Musk's 13th child.
I had a baby with my gay best friend – here’s why it’s the perfect arrangement
OPINION: It has come with its challenges, but in many ways I’m getting a much better deal.
‘Pregnant? Don’t Drink’: 87-year-old’s mission to tackle disorder
A petition calls for 'Pregnant? Don’t Drink' signs in liquor stores.
‘So excited’: Racing star Scott McLaughlin on fatherhood
The motorsport star is besotted with his wife and baby daughter.
‘Total burnout’: Why Shortland Street star left the show
Her character was killed off on the soap - so what is Ria Vandervis up to now?
‘My whole world’: Erin Simpson and Zac Franich welcome second child
The couple’s second baby boy arrived in record time.
‘Getting your pink back’: How mums felt like themselves again after having a baby
New York Times: The story of flamingos offers a reminder - you will get your colour back.
‘Feeling good’: Napier MP Katie Nimon on pregnancy and priorities
The up-and-coming National political prospect is expecting her first baby.
Opinion: How to protect babies as whooping cough epidemic grows
OPINION: Why do we need to get serious about whooping cough?
Such a Teddy: Hawke’s Bay’s most popular baby names for 2024
Theodore needed to spend time in the Special Care Baby Unit and shared it with a namesake.
Nadine Higgins’ surprise baby: ‘We’re just so, so grateful’
The broadcaster is shocked and delighted to be pregnant with her second child.
Kiwi journo Tova O'Brien gives birth to daughter 10 weeks premature
Mum says baby 'loves cuddles, her family, eating, pulling faces and cuddles'.
‘Our rainbow baby’: Christmas a time of new life for couple after daughter’s death
'We’ll always be a family with three kids, even if one is not around,' Dad says.
She had thoughts of harming her baby. To treat her, doctors kept them together
New York Times: The importance of specialised care for fragile new mothers.
'It's chaos': Mayotte hospital grapples with cyclone aftermath
Medics in Mayotte deliver babies during cyclone, face medicine shortages.
Pregnant women forced to travel 87km for emergency C-sections due to maternity care shortage
Some in the community were 'devastated' by the change, which will begin in mid-January.
Paul Henry's daughter on traumatic twin birth and parenting journey
The 5-month-old twins have cast their magical power over their grandparents.
A-list couple reportedly split weeks after pregnancy announcement
The on-and-off couple are expecting their first child together.
Daniela J. Lamas: What I wish someone had told me about motherhood
NYT - OPINION: Uncertainty before deciding whether to have kids is the hardest part.