Women smokers are being offered vouchers for up to $300 if they quit while pregnant, because of the damage a mother's tobacco use can do to an unborn baby.

The parents of a baby among the first to be born in New Zealand this year say the extent of their celebrations will be to head to bed for some much-needed sleep.

It is a bustling city of seven million people, many drawn from China's rural hinterland to work in its factories, shops, karaoke parlours and restaurants.

Facebook denies any breastfeeding photos were removed from a New Zealand-based mothers' group page.

A Texas man’s pregnant wife is on life support and he wants her taken off even though the move would also leave their baby dead.

Kate Winslet and her husband Ned Rocknroll are currently nursing baby Bear at their home in West Sussex after welcoming him to the world at an NHS hospital a few weeks ago.

Cool Kiwi couple come up with online hit - using their "favourite domestic junk" to recreate famous movies scenes starring their cute baby, Orson.

Children at 12 months can tell when speakers use different languages, study finds.

Nearly one out of every 200 mothers in a US study claim to have got pregnant while a virgin - without the help of IVF.

Pregnant New Zealand women should be taking vitamin D supplements to help ensure their babies are not at risk of rickets, a new study has found.

The Sun newspaper in Britain has been forced to apologise after it included a pregnant MP in its list of the "laziest" politicians.

Cognitive development research is, like its subjects, still in its infancy, but it seems that our tiny tots are a lot smarter than science once gave them credit for. Angela Saini reports on the latest evidence — and argument — from the baby labs.

A new baby bouncer complete with iPad holder which has gone on sale is a sign of the drive to market digital products at younger children, an educational expert says.

A simple device aimed at making sure babies are safe and protected while they sleep is set to help dozens of families in South Auckland.

Families of premature babies born over the Christmas period will receive a special gift from charity Early Buds.

Babies can 'contract' depression from their mothers while they are still in the womb, new research suggests.

A fitness blogger has been slammed for posting a picture of herself in her underwear, showing off her flat tummy just days after giving birth.

New research showing smoking causes severe DNA damage to the placenta will greatly motivate pregnant women to kick the habit, a quitting expert says.

US doctors are reporting an epidemic of twins. Nearly half of all babies born with advanced fertility help are multiple births, new federal numbers show.

A pregnant Italian woman had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section by British social workers.

A group of us went up to Kerikeri last weekend to run the Kerikeri Half Marathon.

Children born prematurely not only risk becoming overweight adults, but they may also hand a legacy of obesity to their own offspring, warn Auckland medical researchers.

A woman who died in childbirth and the death of a teenage boy who was sent home with a serious infection are two of almost 500 adverse events reported in NZ hospitals.

Norman Gayo doesn't blame anybody for the death of his healthy young wife, Leah, who died in childbirth at Auckland City Hospital in April.

Cross-party inquiry comes up with strong message for change from emphasis on caring for people late in life.

People born weighing less than 1.5kg tend to be shorter, achieve fewer educational qualifications and are more likely to rely on welfare by the time they reach their 20s.

Strong warning labels should be placed on all beer, wine and spirits as part of a plan to stop pregnant mothers from drinking, MPs say.