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Pregnant pause: Harry Styles halts concert for special fan's bathroom break
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Global sperm counts are falling. This scientist thinks she knows why
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Some fans took exception to the stunt but others have rushed to the star's defence.
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Sinead’s plans for her maternity leave have gone awry.
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Kourtney Kardashian has revealed her latest pregnancy in a very public way.
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Elite sports trainer had sexual relationship with teen athlete who fell pregnant
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Art and Matilda Green expecting baby number three
The reality star revealed the news on her podcast noting she could be having twins.
Pregnant women ‘crying and distressed’ as midwifery shortage intensifies
"I can’t sacrifice my own family for somebody else’s."
Al Pacino expecting fourth child at 82
The actor and his 29-year-old girlfriend are expecting their first child together.
Woman's surprise 5am labour: 'I honestly had no idea I was pregnant'
The new mum said she thought menopause was the reason she wasn't getting her period.
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New parents share the elation and deep grief.
Teen parent service calls for more support for young pregnant Māori
Teenage pregnancies halved over a decade but Māori still make up the majority.
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Three mums and a dad: Little boy's adoption granted
One woman donated an egg, another was a surrogate, and the third adopted the baby.
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"Keep her out of it. She’s not going to be gossip."
'Treated like a uterus': Woman's surgery delayed due to child-free decision
Caitlin was asked to wait for endometriosis surgery, because she didn't want children.
Miriama Kamo’s difficult journey to parenthood with endometriosis
Miriama Kamo was initially 'appalled' at advice she should have children 'very soon'.
Opinion: Like Hilary Swank, I just had a baby at 48 - and I feel great
Telegraph: More than 2000 women over 45 gave birth in the UK in 2022.
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At 26 weeks pregnant, Abi discovered she had stage 3 breast cancer.
Why women are giving birth in their 50s and beyond
What's fuelling the rise in middle-aged mothers?
Woman who left newborn in hospital waste bin didn't know she was pregnant
The woman pleaded guilty in November to concealing the dead body of a child.
Can having a mobile phone in your pocket make you infertile?
A doctor has revealed the main reasons men may struggle with infertility.
Her doctor said her illness was all in her head. This scientist was determined to find the truth
NYT: After severe vomiting in pregnancy, she made hyperemesis gravidarum her life’s work.
Ngāti Toa-led māmā/whānau hub opened in Porirua
Unique service for expecting whanau launched in Porirua.
Expectant dad starts men-only classes for conversations about fatherhood
Simon Street hopes to create a safe space and a “flowing kaupapa” for fathers to share.
Women’s Day highlights eroded progress as 'patriarchy fights back'
Gender equality won’t be achieved for 300 years given the current pace of change: UN head.
Pregnant Coromandel woman faces three-hour drive to birthing unit
Communities in parts of Coromandel remain cut off from work, school and lifeline services.
Kourtney Kardashian addresses pregnancy rumours
The star sparked rumours last year that she and her husband Travis Barker were expecting.