With fierce pride Gana the gorilla gently cradles her tiny baby. Her powerful forearm presses the wrinkly, virtually hairless child to her chest.

Her visible joy is in marked contrast to the grief she demonstrated last year on losing her baby Claudio. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Joanne Mackie, 28, developed agonising blisters and an excruciating rash shortly after giving birth to son James. The painful welts across her back, legs, arms and chest caused her so much pain that she could not hold the newborn, and was forced to cover her arms in muslin cloth. picked by kakana 4 months ago

An Oklahoma man missing for seven years was located when he applied for a South Dakota driver's license so he could visit his mother this Sunday. picked by kakana 7 months ago

This is possibly linked to this story. DNA results have not confirmed if Jessie is the baby's mother yet.

A newborn girl with her umbilical cord still attached was found in a basket on a doorstep 45 miles from where a pregnant woman vanished picked by Moe 2 years ago

The woman and her child are in the hospital, but the baby was found an hour later in the bathroom... picked by Ankabout 9 months ago

A US woman has been charged with the murder of a young mother whose baby boy was cut from her womb.

Pittsburgh woman Kia Johnson, 18, was bound and gagged and her near-full term baby cut from her stomach last week. Picture source. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

With her huge furry ears and long, quivering nose, baby kangaroo Tijana is utterly adorable.

But her unarguable cuteness hides a rather unfortunate start to her short life.

At just a few weeks old, the tiny creature tumbled from the pouch of her mother, who had been terrified by an emu. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The mother of 'Baby P' has apologised for her failures and said she punished herself every day over the death of her son, a British court heard overnight.
Peter's mother, 27, her 32-year-old boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen, 37, were convicted last year of causing or allowing his death in August 2007 at the age of just 17 months.
**Addition, not really update, to This Story picked by bingo 6 months ago

A newborn baby died from her mother's kiss.

Jennifer Schofield, who was just 11 days old, became accidentally infected after her mum Ruth developed a cold sore during pregnancy.

The virus attacked the baby's major organs and killed her, an inquest at Lancaster heard. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

You never leave a baby in a car with the engine running-in Florida. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested after detectives said she intentionally drowned her baby boy in a toilet. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

His was the first photo of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing.

Distressing picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

When most parents have a baby, they spend months dreaming about what their bundle of joy will look like. Will she look like mom? Will he have dad's eyes... picked by DrNothing 3 years ago

It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches (70 cm) long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller." Said the Ebay Ad. They are sick People, but we all knew it was only a matter of time. picked by lambkj 2 years ago

Tulsa Police have a lot of questions yet to be answered about what happened, but they believe a 6-week-old black lab bit the baby numerous times. It was unclear how long the baby had been dead when an ambulance was called Monday morning, said police. The 17 yr. old mother and grandmother were in another part of the house. Lab puppy was euthanized that day. Update Baby killed by puppy unattended... read full post picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

The moment a mother humpback whale gently helps her newborn calf to take its very first breath has been captured on camera.

The rare event is described as the 'Holy Grail' for whale-watchers. Marine scientists said they watched in astonishment as the mother swam beneath the distressed baby and lifted it above the water, clearing its blowhole to take in air. picked by AutumnLotus 4 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

In Connecticut, a woman who gave birth to a 9 pound baby, 8 and 1/2 pound twins and a 12 pound baby just broke the eighteen year record giving birth to a 14 pound baby. She doesn't care about all the media attention she just wanted the baby out of her already! picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A 5-month old baby died in hospital while the doctor was playing a game online, an investigation has found.

<-- Not the baby picked by aclister 2 weeks ago

Woman leaves baby in field, says she wasn't sure she was pregnant until the day she gave birth. She said doctors had told her, but she thought they were wrong. She said the pregnancy was "a mystery."

i hope they don't give it back. what a freakin lunatic. picked by muppet 1 year ago