71-Year-Old New Mom Wants to Go for No. 2

(NEWSER) - Doctors and parents often schedule elective C-sections too early, raising the risk of health problems for the baby, USA Today reports. Nearly one in four such Caesarians occur before the recommended 39th week of pregnancy, a new study shows. It makes a difference: Babies delivered by elective C-section at 37 weeks are twice as likely to have breathing problems or other complications than those delivered two weeks later, the Washington Post notes. More»

She and husband say they'd wanted a child together for 50 years.

(NEWSER) - A 70-year-old woman in India says she gave birth to her first child in late November, making her the world’s oldest new mother, the BBC reports. Rajo Devi underwent fertility treatment so she and her husband, Bala Ram, could realize their 50-year dream of having a child. Ram is 72. More»

Little girl hailed as reincarnation of Hindu god

(NEWSER) - Indians are coming from far and wide to see a two-faced baby born in a tiny village, ABC News reports. Many think the little girl with four eyes and two mouths is a reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesh. "Some people say she is like a goddess," a village teacher said of the weeks-old girl. "They call the baby a face of a goddess." More»

Police are summoned, he 'fesses up

(NEWSER) - Forget cigars. One Pennsylvania dad decided he’d celebrate the impending birth of his kid by lighting up a joint with a buddy—right in the hospital, the Pittsburgh Tribune reports. He was considerate enough to use the designated smoking area, but a nurse, catching a whiff of the distinctive odor, alerted hospital security, who called the police. More»

Baby critical, mother busted

(NEWSER) - An Indian woman gave birth to a baby in a tiny airplane bathroom, the tried to flush the newborn down the toilet, authorities said. The baby was discovered stuck when the plane landed, and the entire toilet was removed and rushed, with the newborn, to a local hospital. The baby is in critical condition. The mother, a 22-year-old unmarried medical student, has been arrested, reports the Telegraph . More»