Christmas brought bundles of joy for delighted couples around the country yesterday.

Scientists have found a protein that can stop the immune system triggering early labour, which is believed to happen in response to infection.

Surprise! This young mum found out she was pregnant a day before having her son. She thought she was "just a bit fat".

Clinics in Britain can now apply to create three parent babies after the fertility watchdog gave the final approval for the procedure.

The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an ovary frozen before the onset of puberty.

In the womb, a rare condition caused a twin to grow much faster than the other - meaning they almost didn't make it.

Surprise finding may be linked to how growth hormone works.

DISTRESSING IMAGES: A neglected orphan who weighed less than 4kg after being starved for seven years is making a miraculous recovery after being adopted.

At a glance, it looks like a tender moment between mother and son. But as any mother will know, not everything is always as it seems.

Known to Prince George and Princess Charlotte as Gan Gan - the Queen is "delighted" by the news of her sixth great-grandchild.

Maggie Martell* explains why it's not always good to talk about babies - or the lack of them.

A Hamilton mother's six month battle with insufferable pain after a botched epidural has likened the feeling to that of someone drilling a pencil into her spine.

One of Westport's two resident midwives is leaving, saying her job is financially unsustainable.

Pregnant with cancer, Elle Halliwell was told she had to make an impossible decision. This is more than a sad story. It's a love story.

They were just 26, a high-flying couple used to the idea that medicine can deliver a cure for most illnesses, but now they've been confronted with a profound dilemma.

COMMENT: Free online calculator will allow couples to prepare emotionally and financially for their chances of conceiving using IVF.

When a woman found she couldn't have children, she agreed to let her 48-year-old mother carry and birth her son.

Caitlin is six months pregnant and joined Tinder to find a new partner. While she sees it as "having a life", others haven't been so supportive.

From a tiny premature baby who spent 18 weeks in neonatal units, to a bouncy 4-year-old outgrowing bikes at an alarming rate. Max

Half of all Kiwi women say becoming a new mum is the hardest thing they've ever done. So why do we keep pretending everything is tickety-boo? Michelle Duff finds out.

Jayde Pierce - who split with the singer at the start of this year - revealed on social media that she is six months pregnant.

Babies don't follow plans and little Esme Keene is no exception. She arrived before her dad managed to get her mum to hospital.

When the singer Adele spoke this week about the agony of postnatal depression, it brought back awful memories for Judith Woods.

Ruth Spencer finds 10 gadgets to make new parenthood that bit easier.

Eight years after she shot to fame, "Octomom" has returned to the spotlight to discuss her much-hated public persona.

Thanks to strangers, this grieving father was able to hear his wife's voice again, after she died giving birth to their son.

The first thing most new mums do is hold their newborn baby in their arms, but for one woman this precious first cuddle happened a whole week later.

After the birth of my child, I thought that I would feel so much joy, but instead I'm irritable, worry constantly and feel totally overwhelmed. Is this normal?

A contraceptive injection for men has been shown to be almost 100 per cent effective, and may also increase libido

"This is a helper. This is kind of like having as night nurse or nanny."