Bringing new life into the world is more than just a fundamental desire that touches almost every human being.
 The birth of a child also gives parents, families and society a sense of purpose and hope for the future that is essential for human survival.
Sadly, for many New Zealanders, the joy of raising a family may never be realized.
- One in six couples experience infertility.
- One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage.
- One in five first-time mothers is at risk of serious pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia or preterm birth.
- Nearly 600 babies are stillborn or die within 28 days of birth in New Zealand every year.
The Nurture Foundation for Reproductive Research is committed to helping New Zealanders have families. Through research we aim to find new ways to predict and prevent reproductive problems, and improve treatments for couples unable to conceive or carry a child safely to term. The safe delivery of a healthy, full-term baby is the goal of our research.
With your help we can give hundreds of New Zealanders the chance to do something many of us take for granted: the chance to nurture a child of their own.
- Lipiodol treatment offers an alternative to IVF for some infertile couples. To read the Herald on Sunday article, click here.
- A new study into the link between male infertility and BMI was reported on TVNZ on Fathers Day. To read more, click here .
- Allyson Gofton became Nurture's first Ambassador on Mothers Day 2007. To read more about Allyson's journey through infertility to motherhood, click here .
- You can now support The Nurture Foundation when you buy funky homeware items imported by Leaping Frogs. To find out more, click here .
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