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An impatient baby ruined Thanksgiving dinner for a family which then welcomed its newest member on the road to the hospital. Minyon Brister said her contractions started Thursday as she bent down to put the turkey in the oven.
Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled an underground grotto believed to have been revered by ancient Romans as the place where a wolf nursed the city's legendary founder Romulus and his twin brother Remus.
Far from home while stationed in Iraq, U.S. Marine Sgt. Chad Mortenson didn't have to miss the birth of his first child.
Since he was a teenager, Takeshi Uchiyamada's dream was to make a car. But as he entered his 50s as a Toyota engineer, he had all but given up hope he would ever head a project to develop a model.
A police officer made a traffic stop Thursday and ended up delivering the baby for the new parents who were speeding to the hospital.
Carla Dupree says God is trying to tell her that five kids is enough. That's after No. 5 was born at a freeway offramp.
David Harrah thought he had time for coffee before racing his pregnant wife and their eight children 15 miles to the hospital.
When the cook on his shrimp boat went into labor 30 miles offshore, captain Ed Kiesel grabbed a new roll of paper towels and a first aid handbook and did the best he could.
A giant panda on loan from China gave her Austrian zookeepers a surprise Thursday: the first panda cub born in Europe in 25 years. Caretakers at the Schoenbrunn Zoo detected the cub on a surveillance camera after hearing little squeals coming from an enclosed compound where the mother, Yang Yang, had retreated. Zookeepers had not been certain Yang Yang was pregnant.
A giant panda gave birth to a cub at the San Diego Zoo Friday after 2 1/2 hours in labor.
Crown Princess Mary had a daughter on Saturday, the first princess born into the Danish royal family since 1946, the palace said.
Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon. His parents, Jereme and Lisa Tauer of Hurley, managed the birth without a doctor, pain medication or even stopping the car.
Thai veterinarians announced Thursday that an artificially inseminated elephant has given birth to a bouncing baby boy — a first in Asia that could be a crucial step in conserving the endangered species.
This was one baby who couldn't wait to land. A 42-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy girl late Wednesday aboard a plane destined for O'Hare International Airport from Mexico, officials said Thursday.
Amanda Brisendine attributed the 30 pounds she gained in the past year to an abandoned smoking habit and rich food. So when she went to the hospital with sharp stomach pain, she wasn't expecting to leave with a newborn son.
The number of babies born in Japan rose for the seventh straight month in August, the government said Friday, raising hopes for an upturn in the country's plunging annual birthrate and declining population.
After seven years of trying and hoping, Zoo Atlanta officials announced a rare giant panda birth Wednesday, one of only a few in the United States.
A pregnant woman in labor, driving herself to the hospital, crashed her car and gave birth while trapped in the mangled, partially submerged vehicle, authorities said.
As the birth of his third child drew closer last fall, Kalehua Krug and his wife, Kihapai, knew they needed the cooperation of their doctor to perform an important Native Hawaiian birth ritual.
Tom Cruise has been practically shouting from the rooftops about his love for his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes. But when their much-anticipated baby is born, the superstar dad probably won't say a word.
Twice now, one central Minnesota mother has given birth in an unexpected spot. Jessica Reed, a nurse at the VA Medical Center, gave birth to her daughter Faith Reed last Sunday in the middle of her shift.
A 62-year-old woman gave birth Friday to a healthy 6-pound, 9-ounce baby boy, becoming one of the oldest women in the world to successfully bear a child.
Can a Virgin Give Birth? Yes—but it's very, very, very, very unlikely.
Doctors are calling it a miracle. A British woman who went into a coma woke up six weeks later to find out she had become a mother.
Message to abstain from sex comes wrapped in humor
A woman was reunited with her mother and seven siblings today after more than sixty years apart. Annie Burriss, 62, of Littlehampton, West Sussex, was adopted as a baby during World War Two and grew up never knowing her real family.
She is, on first impressions, just like any other first-time mother. The cot and the pram are on order, she has bought more cuddly toys than she will ever need and she has even given her little girl a name – Molly.
Was it lese majeste or just a good laugh? Scurrilous libel or a witty commentary on a topical issue for Spanish parents?
It is among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be able to learn the identity of their birth parents?
GALORE, India - A 2-year-old Indian girl born with four arms and four legs regained consciousness Friday, wiggled her toes and smiled at her parents, 48 hours after massive surgery removed the extra limbs, doctors said. ADVERTISEMENT
Everyone knows the pecking order in a family has everything to do with age. The oldest sibling usually rules the roost. But what if you get cheated out of the title because of Daylight Saving Time?
Elf Academy Lapland Vocational College is going to establish a new study period: Elf. According to the College, Elf training is going to start this winter. Girls are making more suicides
According to a survey done by the UK-internet bank, Egg, new mothers in Britain are forking out megabucks to get back in shape shortly after giving birth.
An Indian girl born with four arms and four legs is to undergo a 40-hour operation tomorrow as doctors try to give her a chance at a normal life. Lakshmi Tatma is a two-year-old girl named after the Hindu goddess of wealth who has four arms.
One of Italy's most infamous mobsters has fathered a daughter more than two decades after being jailed for life without the right to conjugal visits. The miracle of sorts is thanks to a legal battle that allowed Raffaele Cutolo, a former boss of the Naples-based Camorra crime or …
Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein lived very similar lives. They were both born in New York, edited their high school newspapers and studied film at university. And both were adopted in 1968.
The Pros, Cons, and Main Points of the DebateThough the points that can be made in opposition to - and in support of – abortion are many, here are ten that represent a range of topics as seen from both sides.
Birth of a Newsvine Group inspired by the many excellent articles I've read here about personal transitions. Here's the group description:
"Saline abortions have to be done in the hospital because of the complications that can arise. Not that they can't arise during other times, but more so now. The saline, a salt solution, is injected into the woman's sac, and the baby starts dying a slow, violent death.
Almost everyone has helpful advice to offer when you're trying to become pregnant. Should you listen to it all?
Planning for a summer delivery for your child? You might want to choose an ophthalmologist along with an obstetrician.
A British housewife became the world's oldest natural mother after giving birth at the age of 59, it was claimed yesterday. Dawn Brooke had a healthy boy without any fertility treatment only 12 months before she became eligible for her old age pension, her family said.
Clearly a lot of thought has gone into this, I wonder if they ever tried out their invention.
A young mother had to deliver her own baby in the lavatory of a flagship hospital because there were no trained midwives available. Surveyor Catherine Brown had made the agonising decision to undergo a chemically-induced abortion after being told her 18-week pregnancy was riskin …
Cutting the umbilical cord immediately after childbirth can be detrimental to a baby's health, a new study has concluded.
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