Pregnant Woman Who Was Kidnapped, Set on Fire and Shot Gives Birth
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(DETROIT) — A pregnant woman who was kidnapped, set on fire and shot in the back, in what police say was a horrific attempt to kill her unborn baby, gave birth to a boy Tuesday, hours before her ex-boyfriend and another man…
Childhood Obesity Linked to Cesarean Deliveries
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Infants delivered via cesarean section have about twice the risk of becoming obese as infants delivered vaginally, according to a new study published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.Researchers recruite…
More Minorities than Whites Having Babies in the US
Comstock Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — For the first time since it began keeping records, the Census Bureau reported on Thursday that more babies are being born collectively to Hispanics, blacks, Asians and those of mixed races than to white familie…
Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl
ABC/RANDY HOLMES(LOS ANGELES) — Jessica Simpson welcomed her first child on Tuesday. Simpson posted the announcement on her official website, writing “Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson. 9 l…
Triplets Owe Lives to Super Surrogate Who Birthed 15 Babies
Courtesy Jodi Wegge(STURGEON LAKE, Minn.) — When Jodi Wegge gave birth to her daughter Lindsay in 1999, the baby was three and a half weeks early and a breech birth. The placenta erupted and she had an emergency cesarean section, losing so much …
10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MANAURE, Columbia) — A 10-year-old Colombian girl gave birth to a healthy baby girl, making her one of the youngest mothers ever.The unnamed girl from Manaure, a town in the Colombian Department of La Guajira, arrived at the hos…
Hilary Duff Is a New Mom
Craig Barritt/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Hilary Duff has announced on Twitter the arrival of her first child.The former Disney actress has tweeted that she and her husband, retired NHL hockey player Mike Comrie, welcomed a son earlier this week.The 2…
Report: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Welcome Baby Boy
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for VH1(LOS ANGELES) — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have welcomed their third child. Us Weekly reports Garner has given birth to a baby boy in Santa Monica, Calif. The child’s name and birth date are not mentioned in t…
Children Born Outside of Marriage Increasing in Women Under 30
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — More than half of the children born in the United States to women under the age of 30 are born out of wedlock.A December report from Child Trends shows that while 59 percent of mothers of all ages were married when t…
Mother of Nearly 14-Pound Baby Said No to Drugs to Avoid C-Section
Photodisc/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — The Iowa mother who gave birth to a nearly 14-pound baby with no surgery or medication says she chose to deliver naturally rather than undergo a C-section.”We just wanted to avoid any unnecessary procedures,” K…
Man Captures Daughter’s Birth on Tape While Driving
Zachary Russell videotaped the backseat birth of his daughter while driving his wife to their Mansfield, Texas, birthing center. (ABC News)(MANSFIELD, Texas) — A determined dad-to-be managed to videotape the backseat birth of his daughter while drivin…
Surprise Delivery: When Babies Are Born in Strange Places
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A train and an elevator were just two of the unlikely places where babies were born this week.Rabita Sarke of Harrison, N.J., surprised morning commuters on Monday when she gave birth to a boy on a PATH train. And…
Surprise Delivery: When Babies Are Born in Strange Places
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A train and an elevator were just two of the unlikely places where babies were born this week.Rabita Sarke of Harrison, N.J., surprised morning commuters on Monday when she gave birth to a boy on a PATH train. And…
Baby Born on New Jersey PATH Train
F1online/Thinkstock (file photo)(NEW YORK) — A woman received quite the morning commuter surprise when she went into labor and gave birth on the New Jersey PATH train Monday morning.The baby was born at 9:49 a.m. between the Journal Square Station sto…
Beyonce Says Birth Was ‘Natural,’ Despite Caesarian Reports
Jemal Countess/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Royal pop/rap couple Beyonce and Jay-Z issued a statement Monday that she had given birth “naturally” to daughter Blue Ivy on Jan. 7. But initial reports from TMZ prompted Internet buzz over question…
Beyonce About to Give Birth?
Jemal Countess/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Beyonce may be moments away from having a baby.Reports are circulating that the 30-year-old singer and actress is in labor. On Tuesday, Media Takeout reported that nurses and security at New York City’s St…