Human skin from infertile men has been used to create sperm for the first time, in a scientific development which could offer hope to those who cannot have children.

A new study has revealed that women with wide hips are more likely to have one-night stands and more sexual partners in general.

Alicia Silverstone has risked the wrath of parenting groups by sharing her controversial views on motherhood in a new book.

Some of New Zealand's most vulnerable premature babies will soon take part in ground-breaking research.

Olympic rowers Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh are celebrating a nappy Easter after revealing they are expecting their first child.

A single parents' group says "a complete change of mindset" has helped reduce the number of people on the sole parent benefit to the lowest level in more than 20 years.

The Waikato District Health Board has lifted its ban on women having their labours and births photographed professionally - provided no intervention is required.

An Italian woman having IVF treatment is carrying twins that are not her own following an apparent hospital mix-up.

The height and weight of pregnant women is commonly misreported when they book in for maternity care, putting them and their babies at risk, research shows.

A rural doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for giving women drugs to induce abortions.

A genetic test that can predict menopause - allowing women to better plan when to start a family - could be available within five years.

Parents of stillborn babies have been banned from allowing volunteers who provide keepsakes of the children into Waikato Hospital as part of tightened building access.

A petrol station attendant believes she was let go from her job when a new lessee took over because she was pregnant.

Shocking news out of Britain this week is the trend of women in their 50s having babies, writes Wendyl Nissen. The number of babies born to women over 50 has doubled in four years to 154.

Many Kiwi couples trying to conceive are ignorant of the risks to their fertility through delayed childbearing, smoking, alcohol and being overweight, research shows.

Michael Laws appears set to become a dad again at the age of 56.

A fiercely anti-abortion lobby group is putting pressure on the National Party not to select an experienced doctor whose job has involved authorising and performing abortions.

Researchers tested the increasingly popular theory that probiotics effectively soothe babies with the poorly understood condition.

Family and friends commented on what beautiful skin Elliott Gulliver had when she was born - unaware of the jaundice her olive skin was masking.

I was a teenager when I had an abortion. No woman should ever have to reveal that to anyone for any reason.

Scientists are launching a trial to establish whether a Mediterranean diet could help boost the fertility of couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

A pregnant mother's eating habits may influence her unborn child's chances of developing Alzheimer's, new research suggests.

Inactive mothers may be preventing their children getting enough exercise by setting a bad example, a study suggests.

Too much stress can lead to infertility in women, a study has shown for the first time.

The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some used to heat Britain's hospitals, an investigation has found.

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife are celebrating the arrival of twin baby boys in Los Angeles, a spokesman for the Thor star said on Friday.

A leading nutritionist has responded to a boasting post-baby Aja Rock with a warning - women should ignore unrealistic "Hollywood" pressure to look trim after giving birth.

This is Anna Guy bringing home her new baby girl. Guy this week gave birth to her first child with new partner Brent Jameson, 32, a marketing executive.