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October 12, 2018

C-section births rise rapidly to over 20 percent worldwide

Rates of caesarean section births almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12 to 21 percent worldwide - new research has found, with the life-saving surgery unavailable to many women in poor countries while often over-used in richer ones.

October 7, 2018

Louisiana fire department celebrates baby boom

A firefighting "family" in Louisiana "just got a little bigger," as members of the fire department have welcomed seven babies in the past 11 months.

October 5, 2018

Parents file lawsuit after baby suffers brain injury during childbirth

A couple is taking legal action against the NHS after a hospital blunder left their baby with a severe brain injury when he was starved of oxygen during birth.

October 2, 2018

First responders reunite with baby they helped deliver

September 29, 2018

Florida mom claims newborn mistakenly breastfed by another woman

A new mom in Orange Park, Florida claims her newborn son was mistakenly breastfed by a different woman.

September 28, 2018

Massachusetts fire department welcomes 9 babies in 1 year

These adorable pictures show a baby boom at a U.S. firehouse after nine firefighters welcomed babies in the space of a year.

September 21, 2018

Pregnant couple who fled home ahead of Florence welcome baby boy

A North Carolina couple who fled their Wilmington home ahead of Hurricane Florence gave birth to a healthy baby boy in Charlotte earlier this week.

September 16, 2018

Military couple escaping Florence's path gives birth in Florida hospital

A pregnant military couple who evacuated as Hurricane Florence approached North Carolina gave birth to healthy twin girls in Florida just days later.

September 13, 2018

Swedish regulator ends investigation of birth control app

Swedish regulators have closed their investigation of a birth control app after finding that the rate of unwanted pregnancies, which had gained media attention, was actually in line with clinical data.

September 10, 2018

Moment ultra-marathoner breastfeeds baby 16 hours into 107-mile race

A British ultra-marathoner is getting kudos from athletes and parents around the world after photos of her breastfeeding her 3-month-old while pumping during a rest stop 16 hours into the 107-mile race surfaced online.