Appealed case could be 'game changer' for lots of single-parent families in Spain
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A single mom who said she was entitled to double the amount of parental leave at work to make up for not having a partner to help shoulder the load has finally emerged victorious in Spain. Per the New York Times , 44-year-old Silvia Pardo Moreno, who worked part-time for an...
AP looks at disturbing fraud allegations tied to a 'baby pipeline' out of the South
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Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: Had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child? Peg Reif's daughter, adopted from South Korea in the 1980s, had sent her a link to a documentary detailing how the system that made their family was rife with...
Infant in Colorado was still in car seat and appears to be unharmed
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Police in Colorado have arrested two parents and are trying to determine why they apparently left their infant in a road median, still in a car seat. The 1-month-old child appears to be OK, despite being clad only in a diaper on the cold morning, reports KDVR . The strange case...
2-month-old survived being dropped on floor by 10-year-old, but Tara Sykes has now been arrested
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A Florida woman has been arrested after authorities say she urged her school-age daughter to kill an infant in the young girl's care, using the online video game platform Roblox to communicate her message. Per a statement from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, investigators on Thursday received a...
The hunt is on after suspect fled Australia last month; the baby is recovering from serious injuries
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A worldwide hunt is on for a man who Australian police say severely scalded a baby boy by throwing hot coffee on him before rushing off and eventually fleeing the country. The Guardian and BBC report that, in an incident that took place late last month in Brisbane's Hanlon...
Sabreen Jouda weighed just 3.1 pounds when she was delivered by emergency C-section
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A premature baby orphaned by an Israeli airstrike has died less than a week after she was rescued from her dead mother's womb. Sabreen Jouda was almost two months premature when she was delivered by emergency C-section on Sunday. Her lungs hadn't developed properly yet, so she suffered...
He and partner Phyllis have welcomed 2 baby groundhogs to the world
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The stork has visited Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, and his partner, Phyllis. "We have babies!!" the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced online on Wednesday, posting a picture of the two newborns that Phyllis has given birth to. The birth was a complete shock to club members....
Manufacturer to switch to making diapers for adults, citing low demand for infant version
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With births at a record low for modern times in Japan, a diaper manufacturer will transition from producing diapers for little ones to those for adults. Call it a late response to the market: Japan's elderly have used more diapers than the nation's infants for more than a...
Actor welcomes second child, son Cardinal, with musician husband Benji Madden
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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are parents once again, this time to a little boy. The Charlie's Angels actor, 51, and Good Charlotte musician, 45, kicked off the weekend with a special announcement about their growing family, reports the AP . "We are blessed and excited to announce the...
Boy born in Brooklyn delivered by same doctor who delivered dad, tended to by dad's pediatric nurse
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A young man from Brooklyn became a dad for the first time on New Year's Day—and because his son was born just as midnight struck on New Year's Eve, the little guy now has the distinction of being New York City's first baby of 2024, reports...
Kelsey Hatcher's pregnancy was one in a million, doctors say
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An Alabama woman with a rare double uterus and an even rarer double pregnancy gave birth to healthy twin girls Roxi and Rebel a few days before their Dec. 25 due date. The girls were delivered safely after Kelsey Hatcher spent a combined 20 hours in labor, AL.com reports....
North Korean leader wants women to step up to stop nation's declining birth rate
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it's the duty of women to halt a fall in the country's births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for its people to have more children. While getting a...
It's part of new Baby Dior line, a 'tender, poetic collection' of luxury skin-care products for infants
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Babies are known for having skin that fills estheticians with envy—there's a reason for the phrase "as smooth as a baby's bottom"—but one luxury brand thinks the youngest set needs a bit more help when it comes to their dermatologic needs. People reports on...
Indi Gregory, in midst of standoff between parents, Britain, and Italy, was taken off life support Sunday
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A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials, and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday, reports the AP . Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was...
Congenital syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed last year
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Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, US health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for the sexually transmitted disease. More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022—...
At 3%, it's the largest increase in 2 decades, reports the CDC
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The US infant mortality rate rose 3% last year—the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant boys, and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases, reports the AP . The CDC's...
Leader's speech to state-run women's rights group urges women to focus on 'family harmony'
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It's not enough for women to work on their own development, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said Monday that women must also strive toward "family harmony, social harmony, national development, and national progress," in large part by having children. He urged women to establish a...
Canadian men discover they were switched at birth, now wish they'd never found out
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Two Canadian seniors were born 67 years ago in the same small rural hospital in Arborg, Manitoba, and those babies left the maternity ward with different families, their paths seemingly destined to never cross again. Now, Richard Beauvais, a commercial fisherman in British Columbia, and Eddy Ambrose, a retired upholsterer...
Jessica Ross alleges the funeral home was the one to tell her what had occurred
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A Georgia woman says she suffered "tremendous mental and physical anguish and trauma" after her baby was allegedly decapitated during delivery. Jessica Ross on Wednesday sued the hospital and various personnel involved in the July delivery of her son. FOX 5 Atlanta reports Ross, 20, went to Southern Regional...
Massachusetts tops WalletHub's list, while Mississippi comes in last
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If your future plans include starting a family and you're open to a move (or wondering whether your current location is ideal), WalletHub has some insights. The site looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia, not only on the issue of costs tied to having a...
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