A Polish woman was so intoxicated during her labour, her baby was born 15 times over the limit. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A blood test showed one mother had a blood alcohol content of 0.19 percent, while her newborn baby girl had 0.20 percent BAC. Doctors said the baby was in a serious condition. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Infant had blood alcohol of 0.364. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Doctors are to attempt to remove a conjoined parasitic twin from a nine-month old baby.

Faith Mwampe has the feet of an unformed twin protruding from her buttocks, meaning she may never be able to walk unless it is removed. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

It was to be the one and only cuddle Carolyn Isbister would have with her tiny, premature daughter. Rachael had been born minutes before - weighing a mere 20oz - and had only minutes to live. Her heart was beating once every ten seconds and she was not breathing. As doctors gave up, Miss Isbister lifted her baby out of her hospital blanket and placed her on her chest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Doctors screened out from the woman’s embryos an inherited gene that would have left the baby with a greater than 50% chance of developing the cancer. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

When baby Oscar was born without a heart beat his devastated parents and doctors feared the worst. The little boy had become so distressed in the womb that his tiny body had started to shut down. Medics began a desperate battle to save his life - but warned his mother Lucy Allen and father Stephen Rose that, even if he lived, he would probably have brain damage. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Good for you, boy. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

The first baby rhinoceros born in Uganda in almost 30 years has been named Obama because his father is from Kenya and his mother was born in the US. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed train linking Paris and Brussels, the first such case since the Thalys rail service was created in 1996. As a reward the new addition to the human race will ride the Thalys for free, forever. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

A day-old baby has been found wrapped in a plastic carrier bag by a group of children outside a south London flat.

The girl, who has been named Grace, was found on the doorstep of a third floor flat at Winterslow House, Flaxman Road in Brixton, at 0825 GMT on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in the treatment of a severe muscle disease that causes floppy baby syndrome.

Most babies born with the rare disorder are severely paralysed and the majority die before the age of one. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The mind of a baby is of course much simpler than an adult's. There is so much that a baby's mind is simply incapable of doing. However there is also remarkable abilities that are unique to a baby. Abilities which are crucial to the child and could benefit us as adults picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago

The future of a 12-day-old baby girl born to an Indian surrogate mother hung in legal limbo Wednesday after the Japanese couple who planned to take her home divorced. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago

A baby born with two faces in India, is the talk of the town, and doctors question whether or not she will survive. picked by eLJay 2 years ago

MUM-to-be Caroline Barnes shows that her unborn baby could be a real wild child — by making a V-sign in the womb. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The baby has five fingers on each hand but doesn't have thumbs. Doctor said this might have something to do with genetics or environment pollution. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It is the baby turtle that proves two heads really are better than one. While its siblings grow at a the usual steady pace, this tiny creature is speeding ahead. The reason for its extraordinary growth spurt is simple: having two heads mean it eats twice as fast. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

When Chad and Keri McCartney say their infant daughter, Macie Hope, is born again, they aren’t referring to religion — the month-old miracle baby really was born twice. The first “birth” was about six months into Keri McCartney’s pregnancy, when surgeons at Texas Children’s Hospital took the tiny fetus from Keri’s womb to remove a tumor that would have ki... read full post picked by bevissimo 1 year ago