Model Sallie Axl reveals her horror at being sent home from hospital with her dead baby in a bag "like a takeaway."

A 23-year-old-mum-to-be has reached out on Facebook asking for help to curb her "insatiable cravings" for washing powder.

When it came to others' children, I was a supermarket tisk-tisker, an in-flight smirker, a cafe-going eye roller. Then I had my own kids.

Shelly Cawley slipped into a coma during childbirth. Her family was told it was time to say goodbye. And then she heard her newborn baby cry.

Boys whose mothers used P while pregnant are more likely to face problems at school than girls, new research shows.

Eleven of this season's team, including captain Simon Mannering, have either recently welcomed or are expecting little bundles of joy.

The more I get the "be grateful" comments the more I feel like I can't talk about the hard parts of parenting, or the things I'm struggling with, says Emily Writes.

Those who want two children should start by 27 to ensure a 90 per cent success rate. Anyone content with one can leave it to 32.

Pinterest posts make party ideas look so effortless and inexpensive...but they're not, writes Rhonwyn Newson.

In vitro fertilisation cycles using thawed frozen embryos have been shown to be just as successful as fresh ones in a report today.

Parent guilt is real. And it's normal. Here are tips to help deal with it.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is costing New Zealand up to $70 million a year in lost productivity, new research suggests.

Children who snore or have other breathing difficulties while they sleep are more likely to suffer poorer academic performance, a study has found.

Jerome Kaino will have a special reason to smile over summer regardless of the All Blacks' fortunes at the World Cup.

Are you ever too old to become a mum? Two of a growing number of older mothers reveal the pros and cons of having a baby in your 50s and beyond.

It's easy to dismiss online crusaders, but what happens when your midwife is an anti-vaxxer? Rhonwyn Newson reveals her experience.

About 20 per cent of women continue to drink alcohol after finding out they are pregnant - with some reporting having four or more drinks a week.

"She had to go through it alone" - Woman tells politicians why daughter tried to kill herself.

A landmark New Zealand study has linked human papilloma virus with several pregnancy complications including the potentially fatal disorder pre-eclampsia.

When nurse Sara Jones' paid parental leave ends eight weeks from now, she and husband Gareth face a serious dilemma.

A study has found that one in eight Kiwi women suffer from symptoms of depression while pregnant, highlighting the need for more support.