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Meet the Baby Who Was 'Born Twice'
Meet the Baby Who
Was 'Born Twice'
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May 10, 2026 2:40 PM CDT

Meet the Baby Who Was 'Born Twice'

He was partially delivered at 25 weeks to deal with airway issue, then placed back in mother's womb

(Newser) - Cassian Joubert will grow up with two birthdays and a medical file that's headed to an international conference. The Florida boy's parents say their second son was effectively "born twice" after an unusual, high-risk operation that required partially delivering him at 25 weeks, operating to deal with...

More Parents Reject Vitamin K Shot at Birth, to Disastrous Results

Misinformation, distrust of medicine are leading to preventable newborn bleeding deaths

(Newser) - The shot that once made brain bleeding in newborns almost vanish is increasingly being refused by parents. ProPublica reports that more than 5% of US babies didn't receive the routine vitamin K injection in 2024, a 77% jump since 2017, as some parents—often influenced by social media misinformation...

In US First, California Giving Newborns Free Diapers

Newsom announces program to give families hundreds of diapers when leaving hospital

(Newser) - California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program being announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. During the program's first year, it will be offered at around 70 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state...

Couple Sues IVF Clinic Over Alleged Embryo Mix-Up
After IVF Implant
and Birth, a Lawsuit
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Apr 23, 2026 2:30 AM CDT

After IVF Implant and Birth, a Lawsuit

Tiffany Score and Steven Mills say baby Shea isn't genetically related to them, ID bio parents

(Newser) - The Florida couple who birthed a daughter only to find out she's not related to them says the baby's biological parents have been identified, NBC News reports. Attorneys for Tiffany Score and Steven Mills say DNA testing revealed the infant is 100% South Asian; Score and Mills are...

He Couldn't Swim, but 'I Wasn't Going to Let That Baby Die'

Lio Cundiff, 30, jumped into Lake Michigan in Chicago after stroller was swept in by wind gust

(Newser) - Some heroes don't wear capes—or life jackets. A man who says he can't swim dove into Lake Michigan anyway this week after spotting a baby in a stroller blown into the water, then somehow kept them both alive. Police say a strong gust sent the 8-month-old's...

More Parents Rebuff a Key Vitamin K Shot for Newborns

Doctors blame misinformation, anti-vaccine rhetoric for refusal on shot, which helps prevent brain bleeds

(Newser) - Pediatric providers say that newborns in the United States are increasingly leaving the hospital without a long-standard vitamin shot that prevents dangerous bleeding, reports the New York Times . The injection delivers vitamin K, which infants lack at birth and don't get in sufficient amounts from the placenta or breast...

CDC Scales Back Universal Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

Experts warn individualized approach may weaken hepatitis B protection for infants

(Newser) - The CDC has dropped its long-standing advice that all newborns be given a hepatitis B vaccine shortly after birth, instead telling parents of babies born to mothers who test negative for the virus to decide with their doctor whether to vaccinate at birth, reports USA Today . The change comes after...

Tourist Stabbed While Changing Baby's Diaper in Macy's

Suspect with prior threats arrested; attack appears unprovoked, police say

(Newser) - A trip to New York City took a violent turn for a California tourist on Thursday when she was stabbed while changing her baby's diaper in a restroom at Macy's flagship store, police say. Per ABC News , the woman was in a seventh-floor bathroom at the Herald Square...

Allen, Steinfeld Will Soon Be Tossing a Tiny Football Around

Buffalo Bills QB, Sinners star announce they're expecting their first child

(Newser) - Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, are expecting their first baby together. Steinfeld, known for her roles in Hawkeye, Sinners, and the Pitch Perfect franchise, announced her pregnancy on Friday in her Substack newsletter as part of a list of her favorite moments of the...

50-Plus Babies Sickened in Botulism Outbreak

Illnesses are tied to recall of ByHeart infant formula

(Newser) - Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022. The US Food and Drug Administration said investigators "cannot rule out the possibility that contamination might have affected all...

Kentucky Logs 3rd Infant Death From Pertussis This Year

State urges vaccinations as whooping cough cases rise to record levels

(Newser) - Kentucky has reported its third infant death from whooping cough in the past year, state health officials announced on Monday. The Kentucky Department for Public Health says the latest case, like the previous two, involved an unvaccinated infant whose mother was also not vaccinated, per the Hill . These are the...

Heartbreaking Message From an LA Dodgers Pitcher

Teammates, fans rally as Alex Vesia, wife announce loss of first baby, Sterling Sol

(Newser) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, have shared the heartbreaking news that their first child, a daughter named Sterling Sol Vesia, has died. The couple made the announcement in a joint statement on Instagram , expressing their sorrow while thanking friends, fans, and the Dodgers organization for...

Here Are the Top Baby Names for 2025

BabyCenter is out with its annual list, with Olivia and Noah taking the top spots again

(Newser) - It's that time of year when parents-to-be receive a welcome gift in planing their future family: BabyCenter's annual list of top baby names. Last year's No. 1 picks, Olivia and Noah, remain perched at the top of their respective girls/boys rankings, which USA Today notes was culled...

Now-Grown 'Nirvana Baby' Gets Some Bad News

Judge rules that Spencer Elden's claims of Nevermind cover being child porn are baseless

(Newser) - Nirvana can officially breathe easy—at least when it comes to their legendary album cover. A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit from Spencer Elden, the now-adult who was the naked baby at the center of the band's 1991 Nevermind cover, ruling that the image doesn't...

CDC Committee Is Set for a Big Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccines

Panel is expected to limit shots to babies of infected moms, or delay timing until age 4

(Newser) - A federal panel is preparing to reconsider the long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, a move likely to spark fresh debate over childhood immunization policy. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is expected to discuss later this week whether to restrict...

Aristocrat, Boyfriend Get 14 Years in Baby's Death

British couple went on the run after secret birth

(Newser) - A British aristocrat and her boyfriend were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for killing their newborn through negligence while on the run from authorities. Constance Marten, 38, and her boyfriend, Mark Gordon, 51, a convicted sex offender, were sentenced Monday after being found guilty of gross negligence...

Cops: College Student Hid Dead Infant After Giving Birth

Authorities say 21-year-old Laken Snelling tried to conceal evidence of baby, hid body in closet

(Newser) - A University of Kentucky cheerleader is facing felony charges after authorities discovered a deceased infant hidden in her home. Police in Lexington arrested Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, a member of the university's competitive cheer stunt squad, on Sunday, charging her with corpse abuse, evidence tampering, and concealing the...

10 Best, Worst States to Welcome New Life

Having a baby is best in Massachusetts, worst in Mississippi, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Even if having a family has long been on your radar, practicalities still have to come into play when baby fever hits hard—including where the best place is to have said baby in these high-inflation, high-medical-bill times, per WalletHub . The site looked at all 50 states and DC across...

Manhunt on for Tenn. Murder Suspect: 'We All Trusted Him'

Authorities are searching for Austin Robert Drummond, 29

(Newser) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals Service are offering a reward of up to $15,000 as they search for a suspect they believe may have killed four family members in Tennessee and abandoned an infant also connected to the family on a stranger's lawn, reports...

DNA Cracks Cold Case of Mom Who Killed Baby in 1986

Woman found in Florida is sentenced to probation

(Newser) - A woman who killed her infant son in 1986 in Connecticut and went on to live a seemingly quiet, normal life with her family in Florida for more than three decades was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation. Janita Phillips, 65, of Lake Mary, Florida, was charged with murder...

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