It seems like there are a lot of parenting philosophies out there, but I think the best thing to do is make the appropriate choice for your situation, writes Emily Kaye Lazzaro.

Nuffield Street Trading Company co-owner wants to apologise to pregnant woman for a spoiled wedding anniversary date with her husband.

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.

Just about everybody has one raging narcissist to deal with, sooner or later - on the job, in social situations or (God forbid) in the home. How did he get this way, we wonder?

A woman's fertility procedure had to be abandoned because she was taking the wrong medication, owing to a mistake by a pharmacist.

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.

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'.

It may be a universal truth that parents are less techno and media-savvy than their kids. Experts say that parents need to improve their understanding of social media and technology to protect their kids from risks.

Babies are going out of fashion again as Kiwi women increasingly put work and study ahead of childbearing.

NZ's fertility rate has dropped below two births per woman for the first time in a decade, officially ending a "baby blip" that peaked in 2008.

Is there a link between certain diets and pregnancy complications?

The condition is usually associated with women but a new study has found one in 10 new dads are affected by postnatal depression.

Assisted reproductive technology has advanced significantly since the first healthy IVF baby was born more than 35 years ago.

The mother of a baby who was snatched from an Auckland hospital says today's sentencing of the abductor helped to close the chapter on the horrifying incident.

Two French families who were given the wrong babies by a hospital have been awarded $3 million in compensation.

Some new software released in Dunedin yesterday will be a breath of fresh air for breast-feeding mums.