Girl's twin found inside her stomach

"ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A nine-year-old girl who went to hospital suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors in central Greece said Thursday. Doctors at Larissa General Hospital examined the girl and surgically removed a growth they...

Early cord clamping may harm baby

"Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth does not benefit mother or baby and may actually be harmful, a UK expert has warned. Instead, leaving the cord for around three minutes can boost the baby's iron stores, cutting the risk of anaemia. Babies born prematurely...

Branson's New Virgin Business To Store Stem Cells

"On Thursday, February 1, 2007, English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of The Virgin Group Ltd, opens a bio-tech business to cold-store stem cells for parents in the form of umbilical blood from newborn children."

Report Of Baby Born Alive At Florida Abortion Business, Then Killed

The baby was observed moving and gasping for air. The staff began screaming that the baby was alive.    

A Mother's Choice

"Do laws that let women abandon their infants protect babies or encourage parents to desert them? The baby now named Tessa Leavitt was born in a motel bathtub on the night of June 18, 2005. Her mother cleaned her, breast-fed her and cut the umbilical cord herself. The next...

When a Mother Chooses to Give Away a Newborn

The baby now named Tessa Leavitt was born in a motel bathtub on the night of June 18, 2005. Her mother cleaned her, breast-fed her and cut the umbilical cord herself. The next day, the young Hispanic woman swaddled the infant in a white towel and took her to Fire Station 15...