The 31-year-old announced on Monday that she was pregnant, but her nuptials to fiance Eric Johnson are now on hold.

British study finds a summer or autumn birth is a key determinant of a child's wellbeing.

At some point today, a child will be born who will bring the world's population to seven billion.

Jesse Bessant's parents hold on to the hope that his brain problems may be caused by an infection.

Women with feminine looks are more likely to long for lots of children, a study has found.

Pregnant women with sleep apnoea could be more likely to have smaller babies, researchers have found.

Rugby-mad Anneke Ryff was born only hours after All Black captain David Kirk hoisted the Rugby World Cup aloft in 1987.

Women are being encouraged to settle for Mr Not-Quite-Right, rather than freezing their eggs and waiting for Mr Perfect.

The last time the All Blacks lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup, in June 1987, there was a baby boom nine months later.

Experts disagree over when single women who want children should resort to freezing their eggs.

Beyonce Knowles’ baby is due in February, the singer has announced.

A pregnant suburban Chicago woman felt contractions a few minutes after finishing the Chicago Marathon and gave birth hours later to a baby daughter.

Dita De Boni never imagined she would join the ranks of women who have caesarean births until her third, last birth.

I would hate to be a young couple trying to plan a family today.

The French First Lady has confessed her urgency to give birth is not driven simply by the desire to see her bundle of joy in the flesh.

Morning sickness goes with the territory when you’re pregnant. But what happens when it’s so severe you need to be hospitalised for months, asks Suzanne McFadden.

New Zealand parents are being warned of the risks of carrying a baby in a sling after a newborn boy died in South Australia. The baby sling "was considered a risk factor" and two Australian pathologists say parents and carers using slings..

Do solo dads get a fair go in New Zealand? Members of the public have been having their say.