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.

An Australian TV star has caused opened a can of worms after being busted smoking while pregnant.

Peaches Geldof is "more confident" than ever with her pregnancy figure.

Men who watch more than 20 hours of television a week risk halving their sperm count.

Nine popular baby strollers have failed New Zealand's safety standards - including seven that didn't pass a strangulation test.

After nearly five years of penning her parenting blog, Dita de Boni is laying Keeping Mum to rest.

Changing baby care fads are confusing, says celebrity supernanny Rachel Waddilove, who advocates 'old-fashioned common sense'. But her own approach can be controversial...

Do we really want to be part of a society where children are considered a nuisance from the day they are born?

A poll shows almost 90 per cent of people think the café did the right thing, asking the mother to remove her crying baby.

A parent support group has slammed a Mount Maunganui cafe for asking a mother to take her crying baby outside - the second incident in the past year.

First-time parents enjoy improved mental health and reduced psychological stress after their baby is born, according to new research.

Whether you have one or 20 kids, there are downsides and upsides and no getting around the sheer investment of time and energy required.

A coroner has recommended weaker strength eye drops be available after a premature baby died of septicaemia caused by eye drops linked to an illness in her bowel.

Small children nearing their first birthday should spend time eating meals with adults.

Lily Allen has given birth to a baby girl.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have bought an $NZ13.2 million mansion in Bel Air.

Prams should be pushed aside in favour of carrying babies upright to aid quicker development, says a lauded scientist.

On Friday, Auckland couple Olivia and Brent were struck by the overwhelming joy and financial worry of finding out they were having a baby.

Until last weekend, most Australians knew little about Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott's 1.8m (6ft) tall, fiercely loyal and formidably bright chief of staff.

Parents of children killed in the Doha Mall fire last year say they have been attacked by defence lawyers in a hearing to determine responsibility for the 19 deaths.

Seven months ago their lives were a happy chaos as they raised energetic and vibrant triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher.

A chemical additive to soften bottle-fed babies' stools - emulating those of breast-fed infants - is being considered by Food Standards.