Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - Women in longterm relationships apparently have healthier pregnancies -- possibly because of longterm exposure to the sperm of the baby's father, an Auckland survey has found.

By Kent Atkinson of NZPA

Wellington, Nov 8 NZPA - New Zealand may get a national screening programme for Down syndrome birth defects next year -- four years after health officials were told some of the present testing is not safe enough.