The Govt says it's on track to reach all 10 of its public-sector targets on welfare, crime and health - but admits there could be some "bumps" on the way.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are due to become parents any day now and the world is ready and waiting for the royal arrival.

From Africa to Australia, the forthcoming royal baby and its mother have dominated news sites around the world.

The possibility Wills and Kate are using a Diana ruse about delivery date has media and bookies on their toes

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have received an unusual gift from the Finnish government: condoms.

American actress Alicia Silverstone is calling on clean green mothers to donate their breast milk in a new online community project.

Certain forms of IVF treatment are significantly associated with an increased risk of low intelligence in children, a major study has shown.

Britain is set to become the first country in the world to allow a controversial IVF technique that produces embryos with DNA from three people in an attempt to rid some affected families of serious genetic disorders.

Breastfeeding improves a child's chance of climbing the social ladder and becoming a successful adult, according to a long-term study.

A newborn girl suffered a large bleed into the tissues covering her brain and had to have head surgery after a midwife "failed to discuss" giving the baby vitamin K, which helps the blood to clot, an investigation has found.

Waikato Hospital has apologised to a woman who was told to terminate a pregnancy weeks before giving birth to a healthy baby.

Leigh Gray hates needles, so a new fertility treatment that reduced the number of injections immediately appealed to her.

The Duchess of Cambridge plans to give birth naturally rather than having a caesarean section.

Kim Kardashian was reportedly forced to deliver her first child prematurely due to medical concerns.

A new belt can be worn by fathers-to-be allowing them to feel their baby kick as it happens (+ video).

Women facing IVF treatment are being urged to have only one embryo transfer at a time, after a report found the death rate for multiple births jumped in the six years to 2011.

There has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths of single-birth newborns, but a rise in the death rate for multiple births, according to new report.

Obesity is contributing to the growing rate of caesarean section births in New Zealand.

Breast milk boosts brain development in babies by up to 30 per cent, according to a new study.

The same week that Coroner Wallace Bain used the term epidemic to describe the number of babies dying because of unsafe bed sharing, I read a story about babies sleeping in cardboard boxes in Finland.

Everyone knows smoking and long-haul flights are off-limits for expectant mothers. But are all of these everyday objects really bad news as well?

If you're curious about what breast-milk tastes like, or just up for trying new things, then a Texas-based company has created candy just for you.

Older mothers and women wanting more control of their lives are responsible for the growing rate of New Zealand children being born by caesarean section each year.

Plans to fine women who have children out of wedlock have caused outrage in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

The Government's plan of attack for reducing obesity begins before a child is born, or even conceived.