Food fads and discerning tastes are not just for the rich and famous. There is a good chance you will encounter them in your kitchen by the time your little prince or princess turns two.

The health of a mother before she conceives affects the chances of the child becoming obese later in life, British researchers say.

I didn't set out to be a marathon breastfeeder, writes Anne Theriault. When I first found out I was pregnant, I was ambivalent about breastfeeding.

Calling your daughter Nutella? I’ll merrily agree to that, says Rachel Halliwell.

So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?

Australian model Erin McNaught under fire for posting ab photo four weeks after giving birth.

She is my daughter. I gave birth to her. I nurse her. But she doesn't have any of my genes.

He might think he is being helpful as he holds your hand while you are in the throes of labour, but he could actually be making the pain far worse.

'The irony is unbelievable.' A breastfeeding conference in Scotland told nursing mothers it 'wasn't appropriate' to breastfeed at the event.

You could be forgiven for judging yummy mummies as the most loathed women in the world. But this year, Grace Cormack is going to give up fit shaming.

'If you're using this excuse for speeding, you'd better be pregnant,' said a police officer who chased a car - but found the driver had good reason to be fast.

Fat supplies found in a woman's thighs and buttocks are needed to develop babies' brains, scientists have claimed.

Midwife books holidays up to year in advance, but babies come when they want.

Ground-breaking NZ research will have a potentially life-saving effect on the treatment of premature babies around the world.

Nearly 40 years after the first IVF birth, scientists are still unsure of the long-term effects of their laboratory Beginnings. Helen Massy-Beresford reports.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

Babies who rapidly gain weight in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma, a study has found.

Research suggests that what women eat while pregnant and breastfeeding might also affect their child's taste preferences later life.

Hollywood is celebrating the arrival of several celebrity spawn this week - after Kourtney Kardashian, Zoe Saldana and Hayden Panettiere all gave birth over the weekend.

"We take the batteries out of annoying toys and say they are broken." Author John Kinnear doesn't feel guilty about the 20 somewhat horrible things he does to his kids.

Keira Knightley is reportedly more than three months pregnant.

Professor Jane Harding led the development of a cheap and easy way to treat an ailment that can cause brain damage in babies.

Overvaluation shapes not only how parents think about their child, but also how they treat and raise their child.

Up to three women had long-term contraceptive devices planted in their uterus without their knowledge or consent, a health watchdog has revealed.

The mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible.

A pregnant woman has told anti-abortion protesters to stop "judging and filming" women visiting an abortion clinic in London.

A seven-year-old girl who was born with learning difficulties because her mother drank heavily while pregnant is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation.

The body of a 4-day-old baby girl has been found, after police confirmed they'd identified the body of her mother who'd walked out of a maternity hospital with her.