5 year old gives birth - Youngest mother in history

This has to be the most disturbing thing I have heard in a long time. A five year old not only being raped but then having to go through pregnancy seems like the cruelest joke anyone could think of. So the fact...

Septuplets' mother has only seen them on TV

I want to know how the could afford fertility drugs on $8.00 per week."ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- A day after giving birth to septuplets, a 27-year-old Egyptian woman said Sunday she's only seen her babies on television and hopes to hold them and name them soon. ...

Another study confirms health risks for elective Caesarean births

"Babies born by elective Caesarean section are much more likely to develop breathing problems, a Danish study examining 34,000 deliveries suggests.  Researchers found they were up to four times more likely to have respiratory problems than those born naturally, or by...

Spanish woman became the world's oldest mum at 67

A 67-year-old Spanish woman became the world's oldest new mother on Saturday when she gave birth to twins, a Barcelona hospital said. The woman, who became pregnant after receiving IVF treatment in Latin America, gave birth by caesarean section, a spokeswoman at the Hospital...

An internet first - online candle-lit vigil for discussion board member

Tonight there will be an online candelit vigil for a woman who regularly posted to the gomamatoday.com discussion boards. Queen P, as she was known on the boards, passed away after a C-section at 30 weeks. Her husband, knowing how important the discussion board was for her,...

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