Like most people, I knew basically nothing about miscarriage until it happened to me, writes Alice Callahan.

When Sophie Hughes flew 16,000 kilometres to visit her tiny nephew Oscar, she arrived with a special present - the gift of life.

Kiwi parents are getting behind a growing trend - using colourful knitted or crochet umbilical cord ties instead of medical clamps.

A pair of twins conjoined at the head have been successfully separated after a 20-hour operation.

When strangers ask Craig Heatley how many children he has, he has to pause before deciding how to answer.

Over the past four years Matt has sent his sperm to hundreds of couples for free via Facebook. He gets up to 10 requests for his services per day.

When most women think about childbirth it's fair to say that some memories are not exactly pleasant.

A US woman was surprised to find she had been charged a fee for a skin to skin moment with her newborn.

Women around the world have documented the pain, anguish, anxiety and joy that having a baby brings.

Babies born under the care of midwives have suffered higher rates of damage than those whose mothers were looked after by doctors, according to new research.

New research reveals a link to lower miscarriage rates.

An expectant mother took to the internet to ask about how to prepare one's 'intimate lady areas' before labour - and other mums came out in droves to help.

IS 50 too old to be a new mum? Everyone seems to have an opinion on how old is too old but this older mum knows what it's actually like.

There's a common view that having a baby will be fantastic, but that's not the reality for all mothers.

The advice is ever changing and still controversial. But what's becoming clear is just how crucial a woman's diet is to her child's future health.

It was a photo that tugged at the heartstrings of people the world over - a healthy twin hugging his sick brother for the first time following their birth.

A woman who wants to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild is a step closer.

Worried about the right way to parent? Don't bother, writes Susie Mesure, for it makes no difference.

Most new mothers dream of the day their little darlings will no longer need help going to the toilet.

Irene Higgins is desperate to find a surrogate.She and her fiancé have been trying to have a baby for six years through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).

Emma Kershaw is reaching out to strangers to help her prepare for a family before it's too late.

A 23-year-old mother is suing her doctor and local hospital after a failed termination resulted in the birth of her son.

The stigma surrounding abortion further isolates those who have been through it, writes Britany Robinson.

A same sex couple in South Africa are believed to be the first in world to have triplets - which also include identical twins - using both of their DNA.

Eight days after giving birth, Elissa Edgington watched her blood pool on the bathroom floor of her apartment.

A woman's unborn child has been diagnosed with "Mermaid Syndrome", a rare congenital deformity.

Jamie's two eldest daughters were present for the birth of their new brother, something Kathryn Blundell argues no child should witness.

And shares a photo of his new bundle of joy.

The risks and complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth revealed.

A brave Hamilton mother wants to share the importance of being checked for bowel cancer, especially if there is a family history.