About 36pc of first-time mothers, and 13pc of mothers who already had older children, were not aware of the Working For Families tax credits.

A $5 million a year study has found that 40 per cent of the babies born in Auckland and the Waikato in the past year were "accidents".

All NZ regions had more births than deaths in the past year, with Auckland contributing 45 per cent of NZ's natural increase.

Women losing the gains of workplace equality...

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.

A pregnant farm assistant who was unjustifiably dismissed from her job has been awarded $13,750.

Women are losing some of the gains they have made towards workplace equality, the Human Rights Commission says.

A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.

Funny man Gary McCormick is preparing for the pitter-patter of little feet - four, to be exact.

A Kiwi dad is celebrating the miracle birth of his first child after 22 years of trying.

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.

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.

I never realised how awful morning sickness can be. The last three months at our house has been a living, gagging, nauseous hell.

A woman who gave birth in an emergency caesarean section says she feels judged by mothers who were able to deliver naturally.

One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.

It was once, twice, three times a baby girl for Dean and Mandy Barker.

For 36 weeks, 26-year-old Christchurch woman Meredith Wooley was unaware she was pregnant.

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.

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.