Pregnant women who switch to "healthier" organic milk may be putting the brain development of their unborn babies at risk, experts have claimed.

Family-friendly working conditions also help parents of young children. These measures don't need to cost a fortune.

A ward at the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth has been closed due to a superbug.

A Wellington couple battling infertility have turned to Facebook in their hunt for an egg donor.

We got a diverse group of real women to tell us about their own experiences with pregnancy and childbirth.

Some baby names are just timeless - 100 years on, they are still popular. But there aren't many of them.

A lesbian couple in North Carolina who documented how they created their new have become an unexpected internet sensation almost overnight.

A new study has found the need to control one's image for job security is prevalent among expectant mothers.

The reality star caused a stir when she took to her Instagram account to share a shot of herself posing seductively with a pair of breast bumps attached to her bosom.

"I was trying really hard not to cry. I didn't want him to see me cry. I was trying hard to keep it together and just talk to him."

The Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to a blonde daughter called Alice tomorrow, according to the instincts of the British betting public.

Parents who refuse vitamin K for their newborns are more likely to also turn down childhood immunisations, a study has found.

A pregnant model whose sexy selfies featuring her tight abs turned her into an overnight internet sensation has given birth to a healthy baby boy.

The Asian rate reached 62 per 1000 women aged 15 to 44 in 2012, ahead of the European and other group on 57.

The Hamilton couple said the decision brought a sense of closure to their ordeal and they felt now their middle son could be at rest.

The technology may be cutting-edge but old-time attitudes prevail. A lot of people think that those who are single, gay, old or all of the above have no business procreating.

A new Reddit thread asking users to submit the most horrendous baby names they have ever come across has attracted more than 18,000 comments in just 24 hours, and turned up a treasure trove of bad parental judgement calls.

Proud parents bragging about their little darling's every move on Facebook is a regular annoyance for many people using the social network.

As a first time parent, it's easy to get duped into buying a bunch of fancy items for your newborn. Here are the six most useless baby accessories.

Romantic relationships can occupy a lot of mental and emotional energy. I'm not sure I could balance being both a solid partner and mother right now.

An incredibly complex and important organ in its own right, the placenta is only found in mammals. And how it functions has the potential to have profound effects on the lifelong health of the developing foetus.

A 65-year-old schoolteacher is set to become the oldest woman ever to give birth to quadruplets. She already has 13 children to five different fathers.

How do you love a child who may never be able to say ‘I love you’ back?

At three weeks old, my daughter took her first bottle of breast milk at a coffee shop while I got a much-needed haircut next door.

Kim Kardashian has been urged by doctors to consider using a surrogate to have her second baby as another pregnancy could be too dangerous.

A Canadian meteorologist has described on air the hate mail she has received - simply for being pregnant.

Eli Thompson, a 6-pound, 8-ounce baby was born on March 4 with complete congenital arhinia, a 1 in 197 million condition in which a person is born without a nose.