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 11 months 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 7 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 9 months ago

Hacking a pacemaker. To the long list of objects vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, add the human heart. picked by Bornbad 6 months ago

Parents strapped a Baby in a car seat for 8 days, ignoring it, depriving it of food and water, while they watched Tv and Played video games.

This may be a hard read for some. (Image unrelated) picked by Muppetmaker 7 months ago

Studies suggest that Viagra does a better job before and after a heart attack. Now you can strengthen your heart and your *** at the same time! picked by Browntrout 2 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 4 months ago

A Vancouver doctor is not liable for reviving a baby who was born without heartbeat and his survival lead to serious disabilities, the state Supreme Court said. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

A Polish woman was so intoxicated during her labour, her baby was born 15 times over the limit. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months 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 2 months 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 3 months ago

When tiny Emma Young was fighting for survival, the miracle that saved her life was her mother who tickled the bottom of her feet each time the baby stopped breathing. picked by maxriter 1 month ago

To some she may seem an oddity, but to one Indian couple their newborn daughter is simply a God reincarnated. Their as yet un-named four-day-old baby girl was born with two faces, two mouths and four eyes in the rural Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 50km north east of New Delhi. Her parents, Vinod and Susham Singh from a village called Sani, said their little girl was "a gift from God". 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 1 year ago

He is a little boy who deserves all the hugs going. At five weeks old Andrew McAskie was on the brink of death before being given a second chance of life when he became one of the youngest heart transplant patients in the country. picked by maxriter 9 months ago

A premature boy called a miracle baby for surviving a traffic accident that killed his pregnant mother died today, a week after bystanders banded together to lift a school bus off her.
Update to topofall's earlier post picked by suebe 2 weeks 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 1 year ago

Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Born at just 22 weeks, she was slightly larger than a pencil. Amazingly she has survived and developed to full term and is ready to go home from the hospital. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Baby girl's parents have given their newborn 25 middle names, honouring great boxers. Her full name is:
Autumn Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries Hart Burns Johnson Willard Dempsey Tunney Schmeling Sharkey Carnera Baer Braddock Louis Charles Walcott Marciano Patterson Johansson Liston Clay Frazier Foreman Brown.

Possibly worse than this! picked by TheStep 1 year ago