Artificial eggs made from seaweed could provide women with an alternative to the Pill.

An Auckland district health board is investigating how unsanctioned and "dangerous" advice was given to expectant mothers.

Hypnotherapist Tracey Gordon runs a 12-week programme designed to combat stress and limit thoughts and beliefs that can affect fertility and conception.

Women are meaner towards other females when they are at their most fertile, research has suggested.

Girl babies born more than a week after they're due could be 12 per cent more likely to grow up obese, according to new research.

Two strangers who fell in love after conceiving a daughter through anonymous IVF have tied the knot, with their beautiful, unique love story set to become a film.

Most girls who survive childhood cancer go on to become mothers, but boys who undergo treatment will find their chances of becoming a father significantly reduced.

Kiwi company My Food Bag is offering a double helping of parental leave to staff who are having kids.

Eddie Redmayne admits he is feeling a little bit scared of the big change and responsibility.

Teen pregnancies are at their lowest in eight years and some experts think social media could be partly responsible.

Children born prematurely do worse at school and earn less as adults than those born at full term, a study found.

Viagra could be given to women in childbirth to reduce complications and save babies' lives.

It's widely touted as being the best start in life for babies. But, asks Michelle Duff, is it the best for their mothers?

Women delaying or not having children may be contributing to a sharp rise in womb cancer, experts warn.

Childbirth is a miracle. It's also a pain in the butt for the entertainment industry.

Couples have been advised to stop trying for a baby for up to six months if a partner has returned from one of 23 countries affected by the Zika virus.

Kim Knight meets the New Zealand mothers whose carefully curated online snaps are earning them legions of followers - and in some cases, big bucks.

Faces and facial expressions have a special power over us as human beings, writes Vanessa LoBue. Decades of research from many different labs suggest that faces are special for infants right from birth.

After his dramatic birth and being thrust into the spotlight when he was only a few days old, life has slowed to a normal pace for baby Xarien Roi.

A Hamilton woman got more than she bargained for on a trip to the supermarket after she gave birth in the car park.

A baby who was born 12 weeks prematurely in order for her mother to be treated for cancer has died.

A "very upsetting" incident took place at Waikato Hospital during a stillborn baby's birth, Waikato District Health Board has confirmed.

Mum who fell asleep with 6-week-old daughter in her bed woke to find her lifeless body beside her.

More than 3000 babies owe their lives to the work of cot-death specialist Ed Mitchell.

It has been heartbreak after heartbreak for the Elsmore family.

New mum Claire Pepperell was "walking around happy as hell" after the birth of her son, Cameron. Two days later, the 27-year-old was dead.

After a grave cancer diagnosis, a Gisborne woman has delivered her baby boy today.

An expectant mother who wed after a grim cancer diagnosis is due to give birth today - and then must travel to Australia without her newborn for treatment.

A Nelson couple who unexpectedly had a baby just hours after finding out they would become parents, are blown away by the support from their community.

Nearly $7000 has been raised for a pregnant woman fighting an aggressive form of cancer as she marries her partner this afternoon.