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

Science appears to show that we like people who smell different, but not too different, writes the Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

It seems to me there's a growing backlash against breastfeeding.

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

When the language of love is lost in translation, Kiwi travellers are jumping online to sustain relationships.

More colour than an NRL playing strip was on display when Warrior Brett Seymour wed Roseanne Hogan yesterday.

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

Thinking I was doing everyone a favour, I suggested a family-friendly meal at a Cobb & Co. restaurant.

Painful contractions were not enough to stop one dedicated All Blacks fan from watching last weekend's semifinal clash.

Hugh Hefner's former fiancee has sold the engagement ring he gave her for almost half price.

Modern communications mean sticking to the three-day post-date phone call rule is likely to leave you on the shelf.

French media reports say first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has given birth to a baby girl.

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.

I can now see how easy it is to abrogate responsibility for learning to the school.

The whole notion of perfect parenting is surely unhelpful. In what other area of our lives are we urged to strive for perfection?

Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

If you are a close acquaintance of Dave and Angela Dawes, things may be looking up.

What would have become of Shane Warne had Elizabeth Hurley not come along, wonders The Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

As speculation mounts over the state of tabloid-tainted Ashton Kutcher's marriage, wife Demi Moore has reportedly consulted with a divorce lawyer.

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

In some circles it's becoming increasingly common for couples getting married to ask guests to give money rather than physical gifts.

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