With an "assisted caesarean", new moms can be the first to hold their new baby by bringing it out of their own womb.
Ick, sounds like a Saw sequel! picked by gnikgnok 3 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

He is growing up without a mother's love. But this tiny muntjac fawn appears to have a lucky streak nonetheless. He was born three weeks early after his mother was hit by a car. Vets battled to save her but she died soon afterwards. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Traditionally, it is a grainy scan picture brought home from the hospital that proves a newborn is on the way. But new technology is making the experience much clearer for expectant mothers. They can now download highdefinition video pictures of their unborn baby to their mobile phone or iPod - and send them to friends and family in seconds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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

A woman who found a pregnant hare lying dead in the road performed an emergency operation to deliver its baby. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Caesarean deliveries can damage mothers' long-term health, a study has found. Those who have a surgical delivery have a much higher risk of experiencing dangerous problems with the placenta in later pregnancies, according to researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Taking care of the baby—physical, draining, exhilarating—is more like farming: following the rhythms of the earth, getting up at dawn, watching the corn flush in the sunrise. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago