Unfortunately, it seems Prince Charles is not familiar with the unwritten codes of behaviour when awaiting a new arrival in the family, writes Shelley Bridegman.

The All Blacks' midfield crisis could deepen during their end-of-year tour to the US and Britain if Sonny Bill Williams is forced to cut his trip short due to the birth of his first child.

Pregnant women suffer more from flu than other members of the population because their immune systems are hyperactive rather than weakened, a study shows.

Research has linked a woman's hormone levels in pregnancy with her child's maths skills at age five.

Sera Lilly says being told she was going to have a baby at 16 was one of the scariest moments of her life.

Babies born in winter start crawling earlier than those born in the summer, a study has found.

We all use a "Qwerty" keyboard to send email and text messages - but now it seems the keys are also influencing the choice of baby names.

Pregnant women who drink a lot of milk may be making their babies iron deficient, according to new research.

Zoe Saldana's Crossroads co star Britney Spears has accidentally let it slip that the mum-to-be is expecting twins.

Charlotte Bronte probably died of it but these days hyperemesis gravidarum is easily treatable.

Scientists have found that men with more masculine, wider faces tend to have poorer quality semen than their more feminine-faced counterparts.

The acutte morning sickness Kate is suffering is common, affecting around 15 per cent of all pregnancies, and in its extreme form it can mean hospitalisation.

John Key says "Kiwis will be excited for the happy couple" as British Prime Minister tweets his delight.

The finding comes from a study of 2,441 healthy German babies whose progress was monitored until the age of 10.

A rise in casual and contract work is stifling the number of people applying for paid parental leave because they don't fit the criteria.

Scarlett Johansson has given birth to a baby girl.

Registered nurse and fertility expert Karin Hammarberg explains the odds of pregnancy and how to find your 'fertility window'.

The evolutionary biologist and philosopher Richard Dawkins created a Twitterstorm this week when he posted about a young woman in Ireland who was forced to give birth to a baby conceived through rape.

Michael Laws has been asked to take a paternity test to determine whether the son of his ex-girlfriend is his child.

Glugging milk from a bottle, Amara Chiedozie looks like any other contented 3-week-old.

Women who do not breastfeed their babies are at a higher risk of postnatal depression, according to a major study of more than 10,000 mothers.

Are you a helicopter parent, Perhaps "snowplough" or "free range" is more your style. Much of the advice on raising children in ancient texts still resonates today.

Atheist writer Richard Dawkins says it is 'immoral' to allow foetuses with Down’s syndrome to be born.

Smoking during pregnancy can affect the growth of a woman’s future grandchildren, a new study has warned.

Cerise Lawn says pregnant women must speak up when things don't look right, after signs of distress were overlooked and her baby was left struggling with disabilities from a damaged brain.

A Japanese man suspected of fathering at least 15 surrogate children in Thailand planned to sire up to 1000, the Japan Times reports.

If All Black Conrad Smith becomes a father before dawn, there is a chance he may be able to don a black jersey for tonight's Bledisloe Cup match in Australia.

Tania Eastlake is disappointed that her son Charlie was born by caesarean surgery, but knows that for his safety it was the only option.

We're in the changing rooms of a West Hollywood gym when I see the book poking out of my friend Kirsten's bag: All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood.