Too many Maori and Pacific babies are dying from sudden unexpected death despite a record low in the number of deaths last year, health advocates say.

New figures show there are more than 2000 children in New Zealand whose fathers are younger than 20.

Pregnant women and mothers returning to work from maternity leave are facing illegal discrimination and losing their jobs.

Parents packed into a parliamentary select committee room to hear submissions on a bill which would increase paid parental leave from 14 to 26 weeks.

Pregnant women are being warned that vehicle crashes account for more than half of all New Zealand's foetal deaths due to a maternal injury, according to a new study.

Sperm production is at its peak during winter and early spring for most men, a new study has found.

A Whangarei mother flying high in the Northland Electricity rescue helicopter has described two people who delivered her premature girl as her "guardian angels".

New mums are more likely to suffer from compulsive behaviours, like repeatedly checking an appliance is off or washing their hands, according to a new study.

The discovery of inaccurate volume markings on baby bottles could save several infants from the serious side effects of having over-concentrated formula, says Plunket.

January Jones says being a single mother isn't something she needs "to go to group therapy'' about.

A woman who says she would have terminated her pregnancy had doctors properly diagnosed her unborn child with spina bifida is seeking ACC cover for her disabled daughter.

Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian has turned up the heat for the cover of a French magazine, stripping off with her boyfriend Kanye West.

Being born by caesarean section greatly increases a baby’s chances of developing allergies, a new study has found.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are expecting a baby girl.

Mother Hannah Henderson says limiting who is eligible for baby formula in the event of a natural disaster is making a stressful situation even worse.

Changes have been made to how infant formula can be distributed in disasters in a revised voluntary code of practice launched today.

One cup of fresh coffee a day significantly increases the chances of giving birth to an underweight baby, research has shown.

Large numbers of journalists and photographers were on hand to watch the duchess as she visited a centre for recovering addicts. It was one of her first public appearances since announcing in December that she was pregnant.

The lives of 95 babies could be saved every hour if new mums started breastfeeding in the "power hour'' immediately after the birth, a UK charity says.

Nursing mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed exclusively until their baby is six months old, new Australian infant feeding guidelines say.

One rogue 19-year-old is a liable father to 13 kids to different mums.

A 19-year-old fathering 13 children is the height of irresponsibility. Sadly we all must support that irresponsibility - and reap the consequences.

An Australian women's mag has joined an Italian gossip magazine in deciding to print photos of Kate Middleton's bikini baby bump.

Alec Baldwin and his 28-year-old yoga instructor wife Hilaria Thomas have confirmed they are expecting their first child together.

Beyonce Knowles wants to keep expanding her family after giving birth to her first child Blue Ivy in January.

Kate Middleton is facing a fresh set of paparazzi problems after being snapped in a skimpy bikini.