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baby stories: 193 news summaries

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(Newser) - Families appear to be putting off that baby until economic conditions improve, the New York Times reports. The birth rate fell 2% in 2008 compared to 2007, and the trend looks to be continuing into 2009. “It’s the recession," a sociologist says. "Children are the... More »

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pregnancy • children • baby • recession • birth rate • Great Depression • household expenses • economic downturn

(Newser) - A baby girl police believe was cut from the womb by her mother's killer has been found alive and healthy, the Boston Globe reports. Two people have been arrested in the killing of Darlene Haynes, 23, in her Massachusetts home. She was 8 months pregnant at the time of her... More »

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crime • murder • Massachusetts • baby • fetus

Kid's Looks May Affect Mom's Love: Study

Women more likely than men to look away
from ugly babies

Jun 24, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mother’s love may be “determined by facial attractiveness,” a new study suggests in finding that women were more likely than men to avert their gaze from an unattractive baby. Researchers showed men and women photos of normal and abnormal infants; men and women gave equal attractiveness... More »

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parenting • women • men • love • baby • mother • babies • looks

 Researchers Extract 
 Stem Cells From 
 Placentas 

Effective harvesting procedure involves no risk to mother, child

Jun 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found an effective way to extract stem cells from placentas, where they’re abundant, after babies are born, the Guardian reports. Placentas contain up to five times as many of the key cells as cord blood, which has become a common source, and they may be more primitive,... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baby • birth • placenta • health research • mother

 Study: Babies Born Before 40 Weeks Have Lower IQs

Research casts doubt on benefits of inducing birth at 37 or 38 weeks

Jun 24, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research suggests that inducing birth two or three weeks ahead of the full 40 weeks isn't as harmless as many doctors believe, the Globe and Mail reports. The study found that children born after 37 weeks tended to have IQs 1.7 points lower than those born at 38... More »

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pregnancy • baby • birth • premature birth • gestation • babies

(Newser) - Sarah Jessica Parker’s surrogate mother gave birth to twins last night, sources tell CBS affiliate WTRF-TV. Security is tight around the eastern Ohio hospital, with additional guards brought in to handle the media. Parker and her husband, Matthew Broderick, are expected to make an announcement before leaving the hospital... More »

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twins • baby • Sarah Jessica Parker • Matthew Broderick • surrogates • celebrity baby • mother

ANALYSIS

 How China's 
 Boy Boom 
 Hurt US 
 Economy 

Preference for boys may lead to 'savings glut'

Jun 19, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lots of theories have been floated about the how the US housing and credit bubbles came to be, but this one gets points for originality: New research suggests that China's overabundance of males played a role, reports the Wall Street Journal. It begins with this: Because of the high male-to-female... More »

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China • Ben Bernanke • parents • baby • savings • boy • son

(Newser) - Pregnant Man is no one-baby wonder. Thomas Beatie gave birth to his second child this morning, reports ABC News. Beatie, who was born a woman but is now legally a man, catapulted to fame last year when images of his pregnant belly surfaced. Though he's had some surgery toward his... More »

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gender • baby • sex change • Thomas Beatie • pregnant man • gender confusion

 It's a Boy, 
 Twitters Lance 

Baby is cyclist's fourth

Jun 5, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong is a dad for the fourth time, Us Weekly reports. Girlfriend Anna Hansen gave birth to a son in Colorado, Armstrong told fans via Twitter. "Wassup,world? My name is Max Armstrong and I just arrived. My mommy is healthy and so am I," he wrote.... More »

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entertainment • cycling • baby • Lance Armstrong • Twitter • Anna Hansen

 TV Slows Babies'  
 Learning: Study  

Cuts crucial talking time with adults

Jun 2, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Infants’ time in front of the tube can mean less interaction with parents—interaction key to language development, a study suggests. Over 2 years, researchers recorded what kids aged two months to 4 years heard and said in random 12- to 16-hour periods. The scientists found that every additional hour... More »

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television • parenting • research • baby • infant • language • child development

It's a Boy for Rep. Sanchez

Newly married
Calif. Democrat is 8th
to have a baby
while in office

May 13, 09 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - California Rep. Linda Sanchez gave birth to a boy today, the eighth lawmaker to do so while in office, CNN reports. “Mother and baby are both happy and healthy,” her husband said in a statement. Two other congresswomen have had babies in the past year, the AP notes;... More »

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Congress • California • House of Representatives • baby • Linda Sanchez • birth

Women, 56, Discover They Were Switched at Birth

'Swisters' become friends after Oregon hospital's mix-up revealed

May 12, 09 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two women's lives have been turned upside down since they discovered they were switched at birth 56 years ago, the East Oregonian reports. Kay Qualls and DeeAnn Shafer—whose parents are now deceased—decided to go for DNA testing last summer after an elderly former neighbor contacted one of the... More »

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DNA • baby • Washington state • birth • hospital

 'Most Teens... 
 Are Sexually 
 Active': Levi 

Baby daddy willing to sue for visitation, if it comes to that

Apr 23, 09 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston may sue the Palins for the right to see his son, Politico reports. Johnston told Larry King last night that he hired an attorney when Alaska's first family cut off communication, but added, “We’re not in a big fight with the Palins. I still like the... More »

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baby • lawyer • child custody • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

2 Languages Better Than 1 for Baby's Brain

Bilingual kids may talk later but excel at 'executive functions'

Apr 18, 09 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some teachers complain that children raised in bilingual households tend to lag behind their peers in school, but a new study suggests multilingual kids' brains may be better organized, the Economist reports. Polyglot babies have stronger "executive function": processes in the brain that help humans plan, prioritize, and switch... More »

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parenting • Italy • brain • baby • psychology • language • bilingual education

Healthy Baby Born 22 Years After Dad's Sperm Frozen

Former teen leukemia patient sets record

Apr 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina man had his sperm frozen when he was 16, before leukemia treatment rendered him sterile. A record 22 years later, Chris Biblis and his wife conceived a daughter—and now she’s been born healthy, the Times of London reports. “From my life being saved to... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • baby • sterilization • cryogenics

 Boys Outnumber Girls 
 in China by 32M 

Sex ratio poses looming security concerns

Apr 11, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - China's one-child policy has left the nation with 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20, a new study says. The greatest imbalance is among kids ages 1 to 4, which likely means bigger problems down the road, the New York Times reports. Researchers said China could... More »

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China • baby • gender gap • sex ratio • one-child policy • boy

Sick Baby Stuns Doctors By Surviving Off Life Support

Heart transplant canceled after baby girl defies doctors' expectations

Apr 9, 09 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A baby girl who almost became a heart donor unexpectedly survived when taken off life support, the Globe & Mail reports. Two-month-old Kaylee Wallace was born with a rare, incurable condition that doctors believed would stop her from breathing without assistance. But she rallied after her respirator was disconnected... More »

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Canada • heart transplants • life support • baby • Kaylee Wallace

(Newser) - Actress Alyson Hannigan and husband Alexis Denisof joined the ranks of celeb parents with unconventionally named children, People reports, with daughter Satyana Denisof, born last week. “They’re very excited, and mom and baby are doing great,” a rep for the couple said. It’s the first child... More »

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baby • celebrity pregnancy • How I Met Your Mother • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • Alyson Hannigan

DNA Test: 13-Year-Old
Isn't Father

Swab results
sink claims about UK tabloid sensation

Mar 26, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British 13-year-old who became a tabloid sensation because he fathered a child with his teenage girlfriend isn't the dad after all, reports the Mirror, via the Mommy Files blog of the San Francisco Chronicle. A DNA test shows that Alfie Patten is not the UK's youngest father. The boy's... More »

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baby • Britain • teen pregnancy • Alfie Patten • Howard Stern Grid

 Wild Sex Makes Babies 

Better stimulation likely boosts fertility in both sexes

Mar 22, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A night of wild passion is more likely to result in endless nights with a squalling newborn than the mechanical, right-time-of-the-month sex many couples fall into when trying for a baby, say experts. “The better the sex, the better the chances of conception,” noted one. Each partner should... More »

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fertility • sex • baby • conception

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