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.

Parents are wasting money spending a fortune on books when a small selection of favourites can achieve far better results.

Women’s feet can increase in size when they're pregnant, and the change can be permanent, a study has shown.

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.

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.

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.

A volunteer ambulance officer delivered his wife's baby in a car on the side of the road yesterday.

Everyone knows that breast is best. Not a day goes by without more evidence.

When Eloise Geldenhuys fell pregnant two weeks before her 40th birthday, she blushed with embarrassment.

A steady increase in older women giving birth could force major changes in maternity care.