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NEWS ABOUT: newborn

newborn stories: 9 news summaries

 Baby Survives 
 Tumble From 
 Train During Birth 

Indian mom leaps from train to save newborn

Oct 9, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian baby who spent his first moments out of the womb tumbling from an express train has survived unharmed. Mother Rinku Debi Ray felt discomfort during a train journey and went to the bathroom, only to unexpectedly give birth. "The baby came out, chord, placenta and all,"... More »

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(Newser) - For Katie Roiphe, the connection with her newborn child is like an “addiction," she writes on DoubleX. "There is an opium-den quality to maternity leave. The high of a love that obliterates everything.” Why, then, can’t feminists accept that motherhood is more than a “... More »

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motherhood • parenting • feminism • addiction • infant • newborn • feminists • maternity leave • narcotics • women's issues

(Newser) - Gossip Girl "mom" Kelly Rutherford was rushed late yesterday to a Los Angeles hospital where she gave birth to bouncing baby girl, reports Radar. The newborn will join big brother Hermes, 2. The new arrival comes just as Kelly is divorcing the kids' pop, business tycoon Daniel Giersch, for... More »

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parenting • single parenting • newborn • Gossip Girl • celebrity parents • Kelly Rutherford • David Giersch

Harvesting Babies' Organs Scrutinized

Critics say hearts removed too soon to be sure donor was dead

Aug 14, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A report on heart transplants involving babies has raised some thorny questions of medical ethics, the Washington Post reports. Hearts were taken from newborns suffering severe brain damage less than two minutes after the babies were disconnected from life support. The hearts saved the lives of terminally ill babies, but... More »

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organ transplants • heart transplants • baby • transplant • newborn • cardiac-death organ donations • brain-death organ donations • medical ethics

Man Trades Baby Name for
$100 Gas Card

Free fuel on offer
for everything from brothels to bloodbanks

Jul 18, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to... More »

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gas • church • American Red Cross • gas prices • newborn • brothel • gift card • baby name

 It's a Girl
 for Alba 

Actress, 27, gave birth Saturday to Honor Marie Warren

Jun 9, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Alba gave birth to a daughter, Honor Marie Warren, on Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports. It’s the 27-year-old’s first child with husband Cash Warren, 31, who won over the actress when he was the director’s assistant on the set of Fantastic Four. "She seemed... More »

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Los Angeles • childbirth • newborn • Jessica Alba • celebrity pregnancy • celebrity parents

 Imprisoned Moms Are Keeping Kids

More states allow convicted mothers to raise their children

May 10, 08 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - More states are imprisoning babies, and moms couldn't be happier: Prisons nationwide are allowing incarcerated mothers to keep their little ones, the AP reports. Opponents of the practice say the kids may be traumatized, but one researcher found that “the outcomes are promising, if the prison nursery programs have... More »

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prison • New York • Ohio • Indiana • mothers • baby • jail • newborn • inmates

 1 in 50 US Infants Mistreated 

Study finds parents 'not being able to really care' for newborns

Apr 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 1 in 50 US children under age 1 is a victim of nonfatal neglect or abuse—particularly among the uninsured, a survey finds. One-third of the 91,000 victims were a week or younger when the maltreatment occurred. "It's not primarily kids being hit, but parents … not... More »

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parenting • health insurance • drug addiction • medical costs • child abuse • abuse • infant • child neglect • new parents • newborn • uninsured • medical care

You Have to Walk Before You Can Run

Avoid the five most common mistakes parents make with newborns

Sep 12, 07 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Babies don't come with manuals, so it's hard to get everything right. CNN asked pediatricians to spill: What are the most common mistakes new parents make? Their responses:
  1. Letting your newborn sleep through the night.
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parenting • children • list • family • baby • infant • newborn

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