Latisha Wilborne was excited. She and her husband had tried for a year to get pregnant, and now, 20 weeks pregnant, she was at a doctor’s visit with her two sisters where an ultrasound would determine if she was having a girl or boy. A party to celebrate the news was just days away. The […]
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Nicki Minaj Denies Fan’s Claim That Her Baby’s Name Is Jeremiah
Setting the record straight. Nicki Minaj shut down a fan’s claim that she and husband Kenneth Petty named their newborn son Jeremiah, one day after confirming the sex of her firstborn child. Celebrities Welcoming Babies in 2020 The “Bang Bang” rapper, 37, clapped back at a Twitter user who posted a photo of an infant […]
THE SECRET MIDWIFE: Duty consultant at event when baby's heart slowed
THE SECRET MIDWIFE: I called the duty consultant to say a baby’s heartbeat had slowed right down – but was told I should call someone else because he was at a black tie event The mother-to-be on the bed gives me a hard stare. ‘Well, you can’t be the midwife!’ she snaps irritably. ‘I am,’ […]
Stress during pregnancy may affect baby’s sex, risk of preterm birth
It’s becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian now identifies the types of physical and psychological stress that may matter most. The study was published online […]
Baby's patch of eczema turns out to be rare childhood cancer
When Emma Royle spotted a rash on her three-month-old baby son, she knew he’d caught chicken pox from his big sister Nora. A few days later, the spots disappeared but the rash remained and she took him to the GP. She was told it was just eczema – a skin condition common in babies – […]
A Same-Sex Couple Made History When They Took Turns Carrying Their Baby's Embryo
A lesbian couple in Texas is making headlines for something that, until recently, would have been considered impossible: Before giving birth to their baby boy in June, both women took a turn carrying their baby’s embryo. The feat was made possible by a procedure called reciprocal in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which a fertilized embryo […]
Mindy Kaling Won't Reveal Baby's Dad, but at Least She Revealed Her Baby's Nickname
Mindy Kaling has been pretty mum (heh) on the subject of single motherhood, but we’re getting the clear feeling from the few things she has shared that she is simply rocking life with baby. Her daughter, Katherine, was born in December, and in case you were wondering, Kaling still declines to reveal the paternity of […]