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 Woodinville woman arrested following two car crashes last week registered a .47 blood-alcohol content on a breath test - nearly six times the legal intoxication threshold and possibly a state record. picked by suebe 3 years 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

Infant had blood alcohol of 0.364. picked by tomphoolry 3 years 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 2 months 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

Doctors take away his giant plastic keys. picked by readingitall 2 years 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

A girl born without a mouth has become a patient at a local hospital in the town of Korosten, Ukraine. The baby with severe congenital abnormality was found on the doorstep of the hospital. Police managed to find the girl’s mother quickly, but the latter wrote an official statement rejecting the baby due to serious financial difficulties. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The first babies genetically engineered to be free from disease could be born in Britain within three years, scientists claimed today. A project at the University of Newcastle has already created 10 human embryos, each containing the DNA from one man and two women. It is hoped the research will lead to cures for serious hereditary illnesses including muscular dystrophy and epilepsy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Babies born in the spring could be less intelligent because of the effect of pesticides, doctors warn. A study of more than 1.5 million children clearly showed that those conceived in the summer — when pesticide use is at its highest — are less clever than other youngsters. picked by AutumnLotus 3 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

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

Surgeons in India will attempt to save the life of a baby girl who was born with her heart and part of her liver growing outside her body. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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

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

Occasionally babies who are meant to be terminated right before birth will be born still able to breathe on their own, if this occurs they are left to die alone in a room, some have lived up to an hour before passing.

This makes me sick. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

A newborn baby has survived delivery despite its heart being outside the chest cavity. The infant's heart was born with its most vital organ exposed and is being treated in the intensive care unit of Shenzhen Children's Hospital in China's Guangdong Province. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

These tiny newborn hedgehogs are proving a handful for carers at a rescue centre - after the mild weather triggered a string of early orphaned arrivals.

See their cute pictures. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago