9 h. ago We thought our baby girl just hadn't opened her eyes yet... but the truth was far more heartbreaking

Just days after the birth of their second child, parents Petru and Natalia Obada broke down in tears. 

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69 h. ago Woman labelled 'paedo' for marrying partner mistaken for a child gives birth

A woman has opened up about her 'out of the ordinary' wedding day, and the reaction to the photos has been anything but typical as she and her partner gave birth to twins

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4 d. ago Gunk by Saba Sams audiobook review – messy nights and motherhood

The first novel from the Send Nudes author moves from a Brighton club to baby feedingGunk opens with new divorcee Jules sitting at home cradling a baby who is 24 hours and 17 minutes old, feeding him colostrum from a syringe. After being fed, the baby cries, which Jules interprets as a howl of rejection: “He has no language to tell me I’m not right for him.” We learn that Jules isn’t the child’s biological parent; the birth mother is Nim who, shortly after being stitched up, left the hospital ward and seemingly vanished. Concerned for her wellbeing, the hospital called the police who questioned Jules. “Nim has run away before,” she told them. “And she’s good at hiding.”Set in Brighton, this is Saba Sams’s first novel, the follow-up to her much-admired short story collection Send Nudes. Where that book examined the lives of girls coming of age, Gunk has an older heroine in Jules, who is desperate to have a child. Her alcoholic ex-husband, Leon, who ran a student nightclub and with wh...

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7 d. ago Girl, 11, 'robbed of childhood' as she gives birth at home in 'unsanitary' conditions

A couple face child neglect charges after their 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home with no medical help, with investigators finding she hadn't been to the doctor for over a year

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8 d. ago 5 Seconds of Summer star reveals first pictures of baby in surprise announcement

5 Seconds Of Summer star Luke Hemmings and his wife Sierra Deaton made a surprise announcement celebrating the birth of their first child.

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1 week ago 5 Seconds of Summer star Luke Hemmings and wife Sierra Deaton announce birth of first child

5 Seconds of Summer member Luke Hemmings and his wife Sierra Deaton, who won the X Factor USA in 2013, have announced the birth of their newborn baby in a joint post

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1 week ago Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children

The pioneering African country is lauded for slashing rates of mother-to-child transmission to just 1.2% and is holding trials that may now hold the key to curing young peopleAt the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality among children under five almost doubled due to HIV.With a population of just 1.7 million people, no cure available and the second-highest HIV prevalence in the world, the country’s then-president, Festus Mogae, declared in 2001: “We are threatened with extinction.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Vick Hope shares new photos of baby boy Micah and speaks out on her 'powerful home birth surrounded by nature and chickens' after husband Calvin Harris's graphic post

Vick Hope has broken her silence after giving birth to her first child last month.

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1 week ago Vick Hope shares new photos of baby boy Micah and speaks out on her 'powerful home birth surrounded by nature and chickens' after husband Calvin Harris' graphic post

Vick Hope has broken her silence after giving birth to her first child last month.

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1 week ago Serena Williams reveals secret behind incredible weight loss and body transformation

Tennis legend Serena Williams, 43, has explained how she has managed to shed a remarkable 31 pounds over the past 18 months following the birth of her second child

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1 week ago Girl, 8, executed and had eyes gouged out in sinister 'sacrifice' for soon

A young girl was brutally murdered and had her body mutilated after being abducted for a ritual that a couple believed would help the birth of their future child

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1 week ago Katherine Ryan admits she’s ‘conflicted’ about sending son Fred, 4, to school full

EXCLUSIVE The pregnant comedian has also shared her plan to ‘get hot’ after giving birth to her fourth child, saying she’s ‘looking forward to becoming a very glamourous mid-forties woman’

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1 week ago Love Island star Olivia Bowen 'nearly died' during traumatic birth of her newborn daughter Siena after losing LITRES of blood

Olivia Bowen nearly died while giving birth to her second child with husband Alex, after losing a huge amount of blood.

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1 week ago 'I'm leaving husband after learning name he put on our baby's birth certificate'

A mum is determined to divorce her husband after finding out what he did to their child's birth certificate – and she has since asked if she's overreacting about the situation

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1 week ago Sam Walker 'arrested as armed cops storm hospital during birth of his child'

Social media influencer Sam Walker claims he was arrested by armed police in hospital while his child was being born - then forced to spend four hours in a police cell before being released

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1 week ago Armed police storm hospital and arrest notorious career criminal at birth of his child

Sam Walker is thought to have been attending the the birth of his children when officers stormed the building

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2 w. ago Perrie Edwards reveals she has lost two babies: Singer had a miscarriage before welcoming 'rainbow baby' Axel but suffered another heartbreaking loss while 24 weeks pregnant

The Little Mix star, 32, gave birth to her first child with footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2021, but in a no-holds barred interview, has shared she lost a baby just months earlier.

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2 w. ago Clarkson's Farm's Kaleb Cooper announces birth of third child and fans make same joke

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has announced the birth of his third child with his partner Taya, and fans have been flooding him with kind messages

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2 w. ago Former Love Island stars Olivia and Alex Bowen announce birth of second child

The couple shared photos of them with their baby girl Siena and son Abel.

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2 w. ago Olivia Bowen gives birth to second child and 'can't find the words' as she shares sweet name

Love Island stars Olivia and Alex Bowen have welcomed their second child

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