Making sure pregnant mums see a doctor within 10 weeks of conception should be a national priority, say MPs working to improve children's health.

One of the totemic policies of China's Communist Party - the ban on families having more than a single child - has been relaxed in a historic shift by Beijing's new ruling regime.

Greg and Amy Hewgill know all too well the troubles faced by parents of preterm babies after watching their daughter connected to machines for the first 76 days of her life.

A court has heard a man was caught drink driving after his partner suffered a still birth - something the couple blamed on their house being previously used as a P lab.

She was born 11 weeks prematurely and spent her first 76 days connected to an incubator, but now baby Lily Hewgill is home and progressing "full steam ahead".

New research shows taking regular exercise when pregnant boosts a newborn baby's brain development.

A candid parent test highlighting the high and lows of motherhood is taking the internet by storm after being reposted on countless mothering blogs.

We still don't know much about how labouring women experience that pivotal time when their bodies are working hard to push out their infants and deliver them into the world.

Boxer Shane Cameron has his hands full with two big looming deadlines - his next fight and the birth of his son.

Women who snore loudly in late pregnancy have an increased risk of depression and needing a caesarean, New Zealand research has revealed.

Babies typically come into contact with seven different people every day, according to the first study of its kind.

Pregnant women who are exposed to even low levels of air pollution are at an increased risk of giving birth to low birth weight babies, according to a large-scale study.

It’s all very well to talk of planning your reproductive life but sometimes circumstances get in the way.

Mohammed Fouad claimed his Kiwi wife stole his sperm to impregnate their maid; now his wife has hit back, saying the explanation is far more traditional.

As Baby Loss Awareness Week nears its end, Anna Leask speaks to a young mum about her tragic loss and the friendships she forged with strangers who stepped up to support her through her ordeal

Doctors can legally carry out sex-selection abortions in Britain, the Director of Public Prosecutions ruled yesterday as he claimed that outdated laws were virtually unenforceable.

A British hospital has scrapped traditional antenatal classes in favour of online tutorials, a format New Zealand childbirth educators say would increase postnatal depression.

Wealthy Chinese couples are paying big bucks for American women to become surrogate mothers as they try to circumvent their own country's one-child policy.

Low blood sugar in newborns which can lead to brain damage can be treated with a cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel, according to New Zealand research.

Prince William has spoken passionately about conservation - and how becoming a father for the first time has made him more protective.

The shattered family of Casey Nathan, who died hours after giving birth to son Kymani, are coping with the tragedy.

Two mothers of sick babies in hospital have spoken out about being refused meals because they weren't breastfeeding.

A Kiwi baby born three months early in Shanghai is finally home in Auckland, and has enjoyed her first cuddle with her mother.

The mother of a sick baby in hospital was told she didn't qualify for meals because she wasn't breastfeeding.

Life & Style Editor Nicky Park spoke to postnatal depression expert Dr Sara this week and now she's online to answer all your questions.

Children born to women who drink milk during pregnancy are more likely to be tall when they are teenagers, new research shows.

When a new baby is born it's all happy snaps, proud online posts and loved up parents. However, it's not all roses.