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Mom-to-Be Plans
to Broadcast Birth Online

Minnesota woman births new level of online sharing

Nov 6, 09 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Minnesota mom-to-be has been blogging about her pregnancy daily for months and plans to bring readers into the delivery room with a live online broadcast of the birth. Lynsee and her husband agreed to a request from online community MomsLikeMe to allow a tasteful video of the birth, she... More »

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Internet • birth • childbirth • blogger

 Germy 
 Kissing 
 Is the 
 Point  

Swapping spit boosts immunity, say scientists

Nov 2, 09 3:28 AM CST
(Newser) - A kiss apparently is not just a kiss. An unromantic team of scientists has determined that the point of kissing is to spread germs and increase lovers' immunity and health. The bug cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, is passed from smooching men to give a woman time to build... More »

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pregnancy • health • birth • kiss • immunity • French kissing • fetal health • women's issues

 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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India • train • birth • newborn

(AP) - The biological parents of a baby boy born to a woman implanted with the wrong embryo say they will remain "eternally grateful" for her decision to turn the baby over to them. The Toledo woman gave birth to a health baby boy this week after a fertility clinic mistakenly... More »

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baby • embryo • birth • fertility clinic

 In Germany, Baby 
 Rhino Is the New Knut 

Baby rhinoceros rejected by its mother will be raised by humans

Sep 23, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rhinoceros born Sunday in Germany is poised to become that country’s next cute and cuddly animal sensation, Der Spiegel reports. The as yet unnamed baby rhino, already 128 pounds, will live at the zoo in the city of Münster and be raised by humans after its... More »

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Germany • Knut • zoo • birth • rhinoceros • animal • rejection • Münster




 Twitter Founder's 
 Wife Tweets Birth 

Updates on water breaking, contractions

Aug 11, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Her husband co-founded Twitter; now, she’s using the service to update the world on the birth of her baby, the BBC reports. “Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City,” Sara Williams wrote yesterday. She has updated with tweets about her... More »

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pregnancy • birth • Twitter • Evan Williams

(Newser) - Butt-of-hipster-jokes Chuck Norris has leaped into the birther movement, challenging  President Obama to cough up his "long form" birth certificate. Norris wishes Obama happy birthday on Creative.com, then not-so-subtly sequés into: "Speaking of birthdays," why do "you refuse to reveal your original birth certificate?"... More »

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Barack Obama • conspiracy • birth • Chuck Norris • Lou Dobbs • birth certificate • birther

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

New guidelines warn
of risky 'epidemic' in
US hospitals

Jul 21, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it... More »

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pregnancy • labor • gynecology • doctor • birth • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • obstetrician-gynecologists

 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) - Red panda mom Shan Tou has surprised zoo keepers in Fargo, ND, by giving birth to triplets, InForum reports. “This is huge," a Red River Zoo executive said. Red pandas, an endangered species, often have one or two cubs, but triplets are rare. "It’s been 10... More »

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zoo • birth • North Dakota • panda • Fargo • babies • triplets

(Newser) - A British fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo into a woman who aborted it as soon as she found out, dashing another couple's hopes of having their second baby, reports the Telegraph. When a lab assistant informed the couple, they "held each other and sobbed," said the... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • parenting • embryo • birth • mistake • fertility treatment • IVF

Cut Down on C-Sections, Experts Tell US Women

Hospitals profit from unnecessary cesareans

May 17, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - American women are risking their health and driving up medical costs by having too many cesarean sections, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most common operation in the US, the C-section is used in 31% of births and accounts for 45% of rising birth costs. It can also lead to... More »

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health care • health care costs • surgery • Victoria Beckham • birth • cesarean section

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

 FARC Captive 
 Recalls Horror 
 of Jungle Birth 

Rojas gave birth in captivity, then had son taken away

Apr 26, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clara Rojas was one of many prisoners who endured the misery of the Colombian jungle during her 6 years as a hostage of the FARC. But in 2003 her ordeal became almost unbearable: She discovered she was pregnant by one of her captors. "I knew I could die,"... More »

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pregnancy • Colombia • birth • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • jungle • Clara Rojas • hostage

US Births Hit Record High

2007 beats baby boom's biggest year; teen pregnancies rise for second year

Mar 18, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A record 4.31 million babies were born in the US in 2007, USA Today reports, topping the 4.30 million born in 1957, the height of the “baby boom”—although that year remains impressive because the overall population of the US was much smaller. Unmarried women bore... More »

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United States • birth rate • infant • birth • baby boom • teen births • teen pregnancy

GLOSSIES

Do Cougars Really Spawn
a Brighter Brood?


Mar 16, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - "At last, science has produced the case for cougars," writes Emily Nussbaum in New York. A study analyzing more than 50,000 pregnant women found that older fathers produce progeny that score lower on concentration, memory, and learning tests. Older mothers, on the other hand, are associated with... More »

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genetics • reproduction • science • birth • scientific study • cougar

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

After decades of trying for child, couple heard about IVF

Mar 6, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - At 70, after 4 decades of trying, Indian Rajo Devi Lohan had her first child last year, making her the world’s oldest known mother. Now, she tells the Guardian she’s “strong”—and wants a brother for daughter Naveen. But she and her husband sold 2 buffaloes... More »

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India • age • mothers • baby • birth

 Octuplet Mom 
 Birth Tape 
 May Go 
 Public 

Video is being shopped for seven figures

Mar 4, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman may be serving up the realest reality show of all: TMZ reports a videotape of her octuplets’ delivery is being shopped for seven figures. Suleman apparently gave her consent, but it’s not clear who did the filming. More »

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video • birth • childbirth • Gloria Allred • Dr Phil • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

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