Police in Mexico arrested a woman who allegedly killed an 11-year-old girl and stole her baby sister, because she wanted a child to show to her migrant husband when he returned from the United States. picked by xtratoz 9 months ago

It was to be the one and only cuddle Carolyn Isbister would have with her tiny, premature daughter. Rachael had been born minutes before - weighing a mere 20oz - and had only minutes to live. Her heart was beating once every ten seconds and she was not breathing. As doctors gave up, Miss Isbister lifted her baby out of her hospital blanket and placed her on her chest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Baby given to wrong mother on first day gets fed and bonded, now rejecting real mother's breast milk. Both mothers are, of course, suing the hospital. picked by suebe 8 months ago

SANFORD, Fla. - Police say a 1-day-old baby who was taken from a Florida hospital has been found, and two suspects are in custody.

The baby was abducted from a secure hospital unit today at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A baby girl arrived in real New York style when her mother gave birth in the back seat of a taxi en route to a hospital in Queens. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A girl born without a mouth has become a patient at a local hospital in the town of Korosten, Ukraine. The baby with severe congenital abnormality was found on the doorstep of the hospital. Police managed to find the girl’s mother quickly, but the latter wrote an official statement rejecting the baby due to serious financial difficulties. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., suffered no lack of labor during a 17-hour period when 16 babies were delivered, a hospital record. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Doctors are to attempt to remove a conjoined parasitic twin from a nine-month old baby.

Faith Mwampe has the feet of an unformed twin protruding from her buttocks, meaning she may never be able to walk unless it is removed. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A baby gorilla from a German zoo was treated at a children's clinic after her mother's neglect left her dangerously dehydrated, zoo officials said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A move toward salaried physicians is seen as a way to help rein in medical costs, but not everyone is sold on the idea.
Changing those policies is crucial to the success of health care reform, economists say. “Our proposals would change incentives so that doctors and nurses finally are free to give patients the best care, not just the most expensive care,” the president said. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The future of a 12-day-old baby girl born to an Indian surrogate mother hung in legal limbo Wednesday after the Japanese couple who planned to take her home divorced. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago

Up to 350 of the rare animals will be sold this year alone from the Kruger National Park under fundraising plans drawn up by the South African government.

Animal rights groups have criticised the move and warned it would undermine conservation efforts at the reserve, which is visited by 1.5 million tourists every year. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. Leanne McCabe, 25, of Runcorn, Cheshire, found out the body of her son had been frozen when she had a second miscarriage at the hospital last year. More at The News of the World picked by suebe 10 months ago

Police announced they uncovered a plastic bag stuffed with the skeletal remains of at least six newborns Sunday after searching the grounds of a Christian missionary hospital in the central Indian town of Ratlam. picked by escaflowne 3 years ago

Police are searching garbage dumps in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for the body of a baby that was apparently thrown out with the trash at a Jersey City hospital. picked by suebe 11 months ago

When baby Oscar was born without a heart beat his devastated parents and doctors feared the worst. The little boy had become so distressed in the womb that his tiny body had started to shut down. Medics began a desperate battle to save his life - but warned his mother Lucy Allen and father Stephen Rose that, even if he lived, he would probably have brain damage. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police announced they uncovered a plastic bag stuffed with the skeletal remains of at least six newborns Sunday after searching the grounds of a Christian missionary hospital in the central Indian town of Ratlam. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

The woman’s baby was at 35 weeks – near full term. Doctors at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center delivered the baby via emergency caesarian section before the mother died. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A 5-month old baby died in hospital while the doctor was playing a game online, an investigation has found.

<-- Not the baby picked by aclister 1 week ago

The mother of 'Baby P' has apologised for her failures and said she punished herself every day over the death of her son, a British court heard overnight.
Peter's mother, 27, her 32-year-old boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen, 37, were convicted last year of causing or allowing his death in August 2007 at the age of just 17 months.
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