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City 6 years ago

Woman gives birth in Go-Car vehicle en route to South Jakarta health center

The driver apparently had no idea that the woman was ready to give birth, only that he had been told "to rush" to the local health center.

Health 6 years ago

World's tiniest surviving baby born in California

A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams -- the same as a large apple -- when she was born.

City 6 years ago

Two women have given birth on commuter trains in Jakarta in last five years, records show

Two women have given birth on commuter trains within the last five years, according to train operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) records.

Health 6 years ago

Japanese baby boy likely to set new record as tiniest to survive

A baby born weighing just 258 grams looks likely to set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive, according to a hospital in central Japan's Nagano Prefecture.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Three-person baby born in medical 'revolution'

A team of Greek and Spanish doctors announced Thursday the birth of a baby using DNA from three people after a controversial fertility treatment that has provoked intense ethical debate.

City 7 years ago

Woman gives birth on board Transjakarta bus

A woman gave birth to a baby boy on board a Transjakarta bus on Saturday at around 2 p.m.

World 7 years ago

British MP delays giving birth for Brexit vote

Tulip Siddiq, 36, was due to have a Caesarian section on the big day, but medics have agreed to delay the operation until Thursday so that she can vote on the withdrawal agreement struck between London and Brussels.

Parents 7 years ago

Could giving birth to a boy increase a woman’s risk of postnatal depression?

New UK research has found that women who give birth to boys may have a higher risk of developing postnatal depression (PND) than women who give birth to a girl.

Health 7 years ago

C-section births rise rapidly to more than 20 percent worldwide

Rates of caesarean section births almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12 to 21 percent worldwide - new research has found, with the life-saving surgery unavailable to many women in poor countries while often over-used in richer ones.

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