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Bad at maths? You can blame your mum

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

Teen mums key speakers for conference

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

Charity fights for Red Nose name

Winter babies crawl earlier

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

The key to a good baby name

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.

Warning for Kiwi mums-to-be

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

Why childbirth fear is so real for some

It's called tokophobia, and for 3 - 8 percent of pregnant women it transforms apprehension about childbirth into full-blown anxiety and panic.

Ill Kate pulls out of more engagements

The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge has been forced to pull out of the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games due to her continuing sickness.

The kids' speech: App charts progress

For parents wondering how their child's speech is progressing compared with their peers, there will soon be a NZ-designed app to help them out.

Seven ways to stop a tantrum

While toddler tantrums are to be expected, they can still be distressing for the child and the parent. Here are some ideas to curb the meltdown.

Laws asked to take paternity test

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

Kerre McIvor: Harsh view out of line

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.

Strength of baby amazes doctors

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

Breastfeeding mums cut postnatal depression risk in half

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.

Juanita Feros Ruys: Sound parental advice is timeless

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.

Dawkins: 'Abort it and try again'

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