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How safe is pregnancy in your 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s?
The risks and complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth revealed.

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

Is this NZ's first Tinder baby?
When two Kiwis swiped to right on Tinder 3 years ago, they never guessed their match would end so traditionally - with a house, a dog and a newborn baby.

What it's like to raise 12 kids
A mother reveals what life is like raising no less than a dozen children.

ACC claim over unwanted pregnancy fails
A woman's 10-year battle for compensation from ACC over an unwanted pregnancy has been dismissed by the High Court.

Morning sickness myths busted
Is it true that morning sickness signals a boy? Or that you can't take medication to alleviate it? Here are 10 myths busted by facts from experts.

Study reveals effects of 'off' fish oil
A new Kiwi-led study has found a third of pups born to rats fed high doses of very rancid fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days.

Young mum denied sterilisation
After three pregnancies in three years, this woman is desperate for a permanent contraception solution.

Pregnant women pressured by social media
A study exploring pregnancy body image has revealed the impact of social media on mothers-to-be.

Man catches Pokemon as wife gives birth
When your wife is in labour and a Pokemon shows up...

Woman filmed giving birth in a stream
A determined mother's footage of birthing her daughter "in the wild" has gone viral.

'How motherhood destroyed my writing career'
Is motherhood really the death knell of creativity? Rufi Thorpe fears it is.

Baby gives cancer battler hope
Carterton mother Brooke Malyon would have given up the fight against cancer after her second diagnosis, if it wasn't for her "miracle baby daughter" Charlie.

Most popular baby names of 2016 are...
The most popular baby names of the year have been revealed, with one in particular raising eyebrows.

Mum reveals 'uncensored' pregnancy photo
A mother's candid post of what happens right after giving birth has struck a chord with mums the world over.

Age-old conception tip debunked as myth
Sexual positions make no difference to conception chances, a major new fertility study has found.

Why photographer captures parents' grief
This photographer captures the infinite moments that come after a newborn's fleeting life. Here's why.

One paracetamol in pregnancy could raise risk of autism
Women who take paracetamol in pregnancy are more likely to have autistic or hyperactive children, scientists suspect.

Gayle Kaufman: We all win if we let dads be dads
Have you seen the T-shirt slogan: Dads don't babysit (it's called "parenting")?

Ramsay's devastating loss
Wife Tana has miscarried their fifth child at five months pregnant.

Pregnant teens smoke for smaller babies
Teens are taking up smoking to make their babies small because they're "scared of giving birth".

Woman gives birth on flight
A plane was diverted to Heathrow this morning after a woman gave birth mid-flight.

Plus-size model's baby joy
A pregnancy wasn't on her agenda, but the size-22 model is thrilled with her new arrival.

Letter to doctor who advised abortion
She was told to terminate her pregnancy because her baby had Down Syndrome. But keeping her was the best thing this woman ever did.

A negative test ... but baby on way
A first-time mum-to-be is thanking her intuition after a negative pregnancy test at her local medical centre - despite being at least three weeks pregnant.

Adoptive mum rejects baby
Adoptive mother abandons baby with rare genetic condition - so birth mother keeps her.

Warning: Pregnancy test showing 'false negatives'
Women's health advocates demand recall over reports of false negatives.

The question you should never ask
OPINION: It's often used as a casual icebreaker, an easy conversation starter, but there's one question Shelley Bridgeman believes you should never ask.

Police to the rescue in baby birth dash
A couple who were aided by a police escort in their baby birth dash have been reunited with the officer who helped bring their new daughter into the world.