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![<i>All in a day's work: </i> A woman's place?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>All in a day's work: </i> A woman's place?
Women losing the gains of workplace equality...
![Painkillers linked to defects in baby boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Painkillers linked to defects in baby boys
NZ women have been warned to take care with painkillers during pregnancy, after a study found a link to potential fertility problems in baby boys.
![Worker fired after getting pregnant wins $13,750](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker fired after getting pregnant wins $13,750
A pregnant farm assistant who was unjustifiably dismissed from her job has been awarded $13,750.
![Lily Allen hospitalised with blood poisoning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lily Allen hospitalised with blood poisoning
Lily Allen's hospitalisation with septicaemia has focused attention on a little understood but potentially fatal condition, writes Jeremy Laurance.
![Report: Women lose boardroom gains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Report: Women lose boardroom gains
Women are losing some of the gains they have made towards workplace equality, the Human Rights Commission says.
![57-year-old mother of twins breaks Australian record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
57-year-old mother of twins breaks Australian record
A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.
![Pastors' miracle child](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pastors' miracle child
A Kiwi dad is celebrating the miracle birth of his first child after 22 years of trying.
![Major study of fish oil finds no benefit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Major study of fish oil finds no benefit
It's promoted as beneficial to mum and baby, but a major Australian study has found no noticeable effect among women who took fish oil capsules during pregnancy.
![Desperate NZ couple fooled by 'surrogate'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Desperate NZ couple fooled by 'surrogate'
A NZ couple advertised online for a surrogate mother to carry a child, only to have a US woman fake the pregnancy and steal their money.
![In sickness and in health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
In sickness and in health
I never realised how awful morning sickness can be. The last three months at our house has been a living, gagging, nauseous hell.
![Jump in C-section births: <b>Readers respond</b>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jump in C-section births: <b>Readers respond</b>
We asked readers if C-sections should remain fully taxpayer-funded and got a variety of responses, many from mothers who had experienced Caesarean births themselves.
![Emergency gave mum no choice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Emergency gave mum no choice
A woman who gave birth in an emergency caesarean section says she feels judged by mothers who were able to deliver naturally.
![Jump in C-section births worries hospitals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jump in C-section births worries hospitals
One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.
![Sobering realities of growing the family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sobering realities of growing the family
I've been on the wagon for three months now. I'm lending some resolute and sober moral support to my wife who's pregnant with our second baby.
![New technique promises to take the lottery out of IVF](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New technique promises to take the lottery out of IVF
Scientists believe they have found a simple and efficient way of selecting the best human IVF embryos that are likely to result in viable pregnancies.
![Mum sees double again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mum sees double again
Tressa Simonsen is a one-in-500,000-mum - she has just had her third set of twins.
![Don't leave babies too late, says expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't leave babies too late, says expert
A leading fertility expert is urging couples to start a family at a younger age amid fears of a growing over-reliance on technology.