After a heartbreaking terminal cancer diagnosis for newborn Southland identical twin girls the community has raised close to $30,000 for the grieving parents.

Turkey's top religious affairs council has spoken out against surrogate motherhood, saying the practice should be banned as it is contains elements of adultery.

Today, as we know, analysing every aspect of our diets to the Nth degree is just how we roll, and increasingly that translates into parents doing the same on behalf of their dear little cherubs.

Comedian Urzila Carlson talks about gender-bending life experiences, the delights of toilet humour and learning to man up.

A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer patients is bringing fresh hope to Kiwi families struggling with infertility.

The furore over a pregnant woman being denied a glass of Champagne shows nothing has changed when it comes to pregnant women being regarded as public property, writes Kerre McIvor.

My baby is too young for the MMR vaccine so a measles scare at daycare made me angry at parents who don't immunise their children, writes Juliet Speedy.

A list of baby names which were previously considered to be among the most popular are on the verge of dying out altogether, after falling out of favor with parents.

Which sight would you be more uncomfortable witnessing: an obviously pregnant woman drinking in a bar or a waitress refusing to serve a pregnant woman alcohol?

A midwife who failed to seek help for a teen mother with a serious vaginal tear has reached a settlement with the patient.

A heavily pregnant woman is flabbergasted at being refused a single glass of sparkling wine on her wedding anniversary last night at an Auckland restaurant.

There was no dignity in childbirth for Sabrine. She lay on a bed, exhausted, lurching in and out of consciousness.

The singer wrote to the design duo: "Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions"

Revived by the power of love: Incredible moment 'dead' premature baby came back to life after mother begged to cuddle him for a few last moments and ordered baby's dad to take off his shirt and help.

New father Ashton Kutcher is calling for baby changing stations to be installed in men's bathrooms.

A pregnant model's small baby bump and toned tummy is causing a stir on social media.

The lives of tens of thousands of new mothers around the world could be saved by a simple, hand-held, British-made device.

The first case of a mother acting as a surrogate to help her son become a parent raises deep questions about the changing nature of families, says Cristina Odone.

Getting a good education could be the best form of contraception for teenagers, according to a new study.

A cop and his wife are celebrating the birth of a girl after their long, heartbreaking battle to become parents came to a close when a police colleague agreed to be their egg donor.

Mums with babies aged under six months could see the advertising of infant milk formula for their children banned.

Hundreds of babies are being born clinically obese in the UK every year - including some weighing more than a stone.

An extremely premature US baby has been delivered while still inside its amniotic sac, in a rare medical moment.

I have recently noticed an alarming trend. It seems like women are being publicly applauded for complaining about parenthood. And dads, well, aren't. At all.

Turns out our pot bellies or propensity to fly off the handle may have nothing to do with our parents' genes and instead everything to do with maternal bacteria.

One in four babies is not receiving all of its core health checks in the first year of its life, according to a new data.

"It's a very simple logic: I believe in trusting doctors, not know-it-alls."

What do you do when two mums give birth to their babies at the exactly the same time? A Tauranga midwife found out while delivering the 'almost twins'.