Chile's government on Tuesday publicly apologized after a woman was forced to give birth in the lavatory of a public hospital. picked by acemak 2 years ago

The state of Michigan is giving a father a choice: pay the medical cost of his daughter's birth or marry the girl's mother. picked by Marli 2 years ago

Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. picked by yoornotme 2 years ago

Before you flip open that tub of Ben and Jerry's, be aware that ice cream really can control your brain and say "eat me." picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

After giving birth, a woman thinks of many things; chocolate, baby names, how soon she can go home, how soon she can sit down without the help of an inflatable rubber ring, and which breastfeeding bras are the most practical. picked by iamamaniac 1 year ago

A controversial transgender man has given birth to his second child picked by topofall 1 year ago

Was Tidbit the blacktip reef shark the first shark to carry a hybrid baby, or was this another case of virgin birth (parthenogenesis)? picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

An Algerian woman gave birth to seven babies at a public hospital in the capital Algiers. The mother gave birth to a boy and six girls. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The United States is failing hundreds of thousands of its youngest citizens on the day they are born, according to the first ever March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. The nation received a “D” and not a single state earned an “A,” when the March of Dimes compared preterm birth rates to the national Healthy People 2010 goal. picked by mikelstone2 2 years ago

They call her Mother for a reason. When the five-year Hereford gave birth over and over and over again Sunday, she beat long odds and accomplished what few beef cows do -- she had given birth to quadruplets. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A sheep gave birth to a whopping FIVE lambs - beating odds of one in a million.

The plucky ewe held on to her tiny offspring after the amazing delivery at Solomon's Farm in Rolvenden, Kent. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Authorities in western India are offering to pay for a second honeymoon for couples who delay the birth of their first child by two years in an attempt to control birth rates. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby still attached by its umbilical cord. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A woman gave birth Monday to eight babies in a span of five minutes, only the second time in history live octuplets have been born, doctors said. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Detailed images of the birth of cosmic dust were captured for the first time. A star that is about to die after a supernova explosion expels materials like cosmic dust into space, which will be the raw materials for planets and other life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Guards at Elmley Prison in Sheerness, Kent, spotted the remote control miniature aircraft flying over the walls of the jail and heading for the accommodation blocks one night after it was picked up by CCTV cameras. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Cow on Irish farm gives birth to a 6'2" surprise. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Anyone who watches the Discovery Health channel knows that nature likes to throw us a lot of genetic curveballs: Siamese twins, extra appendages, chimeras, hermaphrodites...you name it. But you haven't seen anything yet. The people in this article have some of the most startling, unimaginable birth defects the world has ever seen. Suddenly that annoying birthmark of yours doesn't look so bad. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago

A 61-year-old Japanese woman has given birth to a surrogate child. She is believed to be the oldest surrogate mother yet recorded in Japan. picked by karenben 2 years ago

"I'm older than you!"
"Nuh-uh... check out the birth certificate!"
"B-b-but you were born SECOND."
"Yeah, but I was still 26 minutes ahead of you!"
Wait, what?! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago