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.

Every month, Natalie Laing would suffer through headaches, nausea and terrible cramps, hoping that she might at last be pregnant.

Jett Morris' parents were told by doctors they had no option but to abort him at 20 weeks. But they ignored the advice and say it's a lesson for other parents.

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.

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.

Mothers who buy creams to get rid of stretch marks are wasting their money, scientists warned yesterday.

It was almost a month before Palmerston North parents Jade and Jeremy Braddock were allowed to hold their premature baby girl.

Facebook has been accused of being old-fashioned by blocking a small Auckland company's advertisements for maternity and breast-feeding dresses.

Top baby Micah Waite has cooed his approval after judges declared him the country's most adorable baby.

Two fertility doctors claimed yesterday that some women celebrities are secretly using surrogates to avoid the ordeal of childbirth, preserve their careers and retain their flawless figures.

Guy Fawkes will be about more than fireworks for one Nelson family as three generations celebrate their birthday on the same day.

A decision on whether a doctor accused of failing to provide adequate pain relief for a woman who was undergoing a Caesarean birth will not be made public until the end of the year.

Among the 100 or so Caesarean section births an experienced midwife has attended, one stands out.

As a mother having her baby delivered by Caesarean section was experiencing sharp pain, a doctor responsible for giving her relief sat "slouched in his chair".

During a C-section where a mother's lips turned blue and she kicked out in pain, a doctor is said to have shrugged and say he had "real surgery" to get to.

A pregnant woman was shocked when she was asked by a fellow passenger on a train to prove her pregnancy.

When a woman is asked if she' s pregnant and she is not, that can only mean one thing: her stomach is so round, a observer assumes she is pregnant.

It's twice the fun at a twin-packed Auckland baby programme described as "beautiful chaos".