Australian actress Isla Fisher was bullied into losing her baby weight by a fearsome personal trainer who barked orders in German.

Women undergoing IVF treatment are three times more likely to have a baby through a new technique that scientists are claiming as the biggest fertility breakthrough for 35 years.

Beyonce is reportedly pregnant. The Grown Woman singer - who welcomed her first child, daughter Blue Ivy Carter, into the world in January 2012 - is said to be expecting again with her rapper husband Jay-Z.

A Spanish organisation that aims to combat child abuse has designed an ad that displays different messages for adults and children. When an adult looks at the ad by the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation they see a picture of a healthy looking child and the message: “Sometimes, child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it.” While anyone smaller than five feet sees bruises on the child’s face and the message: “if somebody hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you”.

Sending badly injured children to the wrong hospital may be contributing to a child death rate from injuries that is twice the rate of Australia's.

Hayley Westenra has included a lullaby aimed at soothing Prince William and Kate Middleton's new baby on her new album.

Sexism is alive and well in the world of children's playthings. Katie Grant hears from the parents who are fighting back.

Is maternity wear a necessary or is it a just marketing ploy?

At first it seemed like a grisly backwater murder trial in which a Philadelphia abortion doctor was accused of killing a number of viable fetuses and an adult patient.

It might be a commonly used symbol due to the internet, but you can't use a backslash to name your kid.

An early or teen pregnancy is tied to cutting risks of breast cancer by 50 percent, a new study finds.

Babies born "very pre-term" run a high risk of intellectual impairment, such as having learning difficulties or ADHD, new research shows.

Kim Kardashian is experiencing pain in her back, breasts, stomach, feet, head, eyes and nails.

On what should have been his fifth wedding anniversary, Praveen Halappanavar was instead at a coroner's court, hearing a jury deliver a verdict of medical misadventure in the death of his wife.

It takes guts to admit you don’t want to have children. Especially when people’s response is that you’re selfish, or you’ll grow old and lonely. Married and childfree, writer Sarah Lang looks at the pressure to procreate.

Sofia Vergara has frozen her eggs in the hope of having a baby in the future.

Hollywood star Drew Barrymore grew an odd goatee when she was pregnant with daughter Olive.

A man's self-image is hugely boosted after he becomes a father - unlike women who often feel less physically attractive, according to new research.

New Zealand's infant mortality rate has fallen to 4.2 in the latest Statistics NZ figures for 2012.

Halley Berry has confirmed she is expecting a baby with her fiance Olivier Martinez.

Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend has written a song about the pregnant star. Meanwhile, the baby bump has been exposed on Twitter.

Gwyneth Paltrow has defended Kim Kardashian against jibes about her weight.

Lisa East is the first woman to become pregnant in New Zealand through a fertility treatment that is well established overseas, but new here.

Kiwi parents care for their children more than eight hours a day on average, but mothers spend more time than fathers during the week.