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'.

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

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.

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.

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.

The details of a surrogacy case involving an Australian couple commissioning a pregnancy in Thailand have created outrage in all sorts of quarters.

Families do best when everyone is getting plenty of sleep. Even if just one member of a family is not sleeping well, the whole household can be affected.

Sonny Bill Williams' baby may be born a Kiwi as he and pregnant wife Alana plan to be based in NZ before the birth.

Breakthrough time-lapse image technology is offering fresh hope to couples struggling to have children.

A clampdown on paid surrogacy in Thailand following the abandoning of Down syndrome baby "Gammy" by his Australian parents, will shut the door on desperate Kiwi couples.

Pregnant women would get free dental care, doctors' visits and prescriptions under a Labour Government in a plan to be unveiled at the party's campaign launch.

You can read all the books, go to ante-natal classes and download the latest apps to monitor your pregnancy, but there will still be surprises when your little bundle of joy arrives.

Girls born to stressed mothers are themselves more likely to give birth prematurely, scientists have found.

A mother whose botched delivery of her baby daughter led to a midwife being criticised says she has finally seen justice served for the little girl.

Many new mothers suffer from extreme tiredness even four months after giving birth, prompting experts to warn they should not hurry back to work.

The Australian man at the centre of a surrogacy scandal involving a disabled baby is reported to have spent time in jail for indecent assault.