Pregnancy

Prof Jane Harding has won New Zealand's top science award, the Rutherford Medal, for ground-breaking research that has improved the lives of countless babies and mothers. Audio

A new study has found Pacific women in New Zealand face higher rates of depression during pregnancy than any other group. Audio

Alcohol companies will have to put warnings about drinking and pregnancy on their labels. The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation met yesterday and voted to make the… Audio

Kiwi mother Emma Gilkison has written a memoir about the devastating discovery at a routine twelve week scan that her unborn baby had a fatal condition. His heart was growing outside his body due to… Audio

We're hearing more about what's going on in our gut - what bacteria lives there and what impacts it. In babies, new research has found what mums-to-be eat during pregnancy may have an effect on the… Audio

Around 5 per cent of New Zealanders are believed to suffer from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Associate Professor Anita Gibbs from the University of Otago says Teina Pora, acquitted over the 1992… Audio

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With pregnancy very much in the news currently, it's worth acknowledging that for some, getting pregnant isn't always that straight forward.

Len Blackwell, an honorary research… Audio

Researchers say the offspring produced fewer eggs in utero after the mothers had taken painkillers but Dr Andrew Murray from Fertility Associates Wellington says there's no reason to be alarmed… Audio

Sue Pullon, GP and co-author of The New Zealand Pregnancy Book, has advice for expectant parents. Audio

Pregnant women who smoke in Canterbury are being offered Warehouse vouchers as an incentive to quit the habit. Audio