15 h. ago Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt shares rare behind scenes video of baby son at White House

Donal Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt has shared a rare behind the scenes video of her baby son at the White House.

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17 h. ago Woman gives birth during street festival and leaves the baby to die as she parties on

CCTV footage captures the mother - who had been celebrating the Songkran Festival in Bangkok - delivering the child in a car park and walking away as though nothing had happened.

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5 d. ago Former MI6 officer behind Trump dossier set to speak at Fleet Street's literary festival

Chris Steele is best known for compiling the so-called 2016 Steele dossier on unverified claims that Donald Trump had been 'compromised' by the Kremlin.

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5 d. ago Rare neurological disorder leaves baby girl unable to blink or smile

A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans

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8 d. ago A woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby because of a lab mix

Lawsuits have been filed for embryo mix-up, Karin Hammarberg reports

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9 d. ago Woman gave birth aged 53 but 'outraged' family and friends refuse to talk to her

Parents Lynn and Martin say they have been branded 'selfish' and criticised for having IVF abroad.

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1 week ago Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after horror IVF mix up

Both couples involved in the IVF scandal are said to be haeartbroken and considering legal action against the Melbourne-based firm, Monash IVF, which issued apologies

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1 week ago Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after embryo mixup at fertility clinic due to ‘human error’

Mix-up discovered in February when clinic finds that birth parents had one too many embryos in storage

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1 week ago Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger's baby after IVF clinic error

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger's baby after an IVF clinic mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo, the clinic said

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1 week ago Monash IVF clinic's shocking mistake sees woman give birth to stranger's baby

The major IVF mix up was discovered when one of the families requested their frozen embryos be moved to another provider and there was one more than expected, as Monash IVF apologised

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1 week ago Legal and ethical ‘nightmare’ after woman gives birth to stranger’s child due to Monash IVF mistake

Case of incorrect embryo transfer at Brisbane clinic raises custody questions that could set a legal precedent in Australia, lawyers sayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe future of a child whose birth mother was mistakenly given a stranger’s embryo is a legal and ethical “nightmare” without precedent in Australian law, experts say.Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she unwittingly gave birth to another woman’s child.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I want to leave the police after missing the early days with my baby’

The vast majority of police forces only offer one week of fully paid paternity leave

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1 week ago Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after shocking IVF clinic blunder

The anonymous mother was mistakenly implanted with another couple's embryo due to 'human error' at a Monash IVF clinic in Brisbane, Australia.

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1 week ago Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after IVF bungle in Brisbane

Mistake at Queensland fertility care clinic results in woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient’s baby after embryos mixed upGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has given birth to another person’s baby after their fertility care provider mixed up their embryos.Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she gave birth to a child of another woman. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I gave my sister a womb, now she's the first UK woman to give birth after the transplant'

A selfless donation by Amy Purdie, who lives in Scotland, helped make medical history as her sister became the first woman in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.

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2 w. ago Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023Surgeons are hailing an “astonishing” medical breakthrough as a woman became the first in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.Grace Davidson, 36, who was a teenager when diagnosed with a rare condition that meant she did not have a uterus, said she and her husband, Angus, 37, had been given “the greatest gift we could ever have asked for”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British woman becomes first in the country to give birth to a baby after a womb transplant

Grace Davidson, 36, who was born without a womb and husband Angus, 37, have welcomed their baby into the world after her sister, Amy, donated her womb.

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2 w. ago Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first childA woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression has been handed a suspended prison sentence, as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.Joanne Sharkey, 55, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Weed dealer admits killing boy, 7 after Newcastle drug factory exploded

Archie York was in bed when the devastating blast tore through his house last October, killing him and injuring his parents and baby brother and leaving houses in ruins

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2 w. ago Weed dealer admits killing boy, 7, in his bed after Newcastle drug factory exploded

Archie York was in bed when the devastating blast tore through his house last October, killing him and injuring his parents and baby brother and leaving houses in ruins

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