Watch Woman With Alzheimer's React to Meeting Her Baby Granddaughter Again and Again
The 77-year-old grandma had the exact same heartwarming reaction to meeting her newborn granddaughter for the "first time", over and over.
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Colorado Offered Free Birth Control - and Teen Births Fell by 40 percent
A program that provides contraceptives to low-income women contributed to a 40-percent drop in Colorado's teen birth rate over five years, according to state officials. Likewise, the teen abortion rate dropped by 35 percent in counties served by the Colorado Family Planning Initiative.
Infertile Couples Might Finally Be Able to Have Kids Thanks to 100-Year-old Technique
Poppy seed oil might be the key to helping infertile women become pregnant with the children they want so badly.
Watch Woman Almost Fall Out of Chair When Dog Tells Her She is Going to Be a Grandma
Vicki Crosby could not believe her eyes when Fish the dog told her that she was going to be a grandma.
Maternal Survival Rates Are Soaring to New Highs - and Part of it is Thanks to Folk Songs
More women and infants are surviving pregnancy thanks to a host of preventative measures, the most interesting of which is folk songs.
Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry Announce Birth of Healthy Firstborn Son
The healthy baby boy, who is now seventh in line for the British monarchy, is the first Royal baby who has been born with American citizenship.
3D Print of Sonogram Lets Blind Mother "See" Baby in Her Tummy
Watch as this blind mom-to-be feels her baby's face using a 3D printout of the sonogram.
FDA Approves First Ever Drug Treatment for Postpartum Depression
The treatment, which received "breakthrough" FDA status during its early trials, was shown to relieve depressive symptoms in a matter of hours.
Unborn Baby Treated for Spinal Defect After Being Removed From Mom's Womb for Surgery, Then Put Back
This pioneering new surgery is treating unborn babies of a spinal defect while they are still in the womb.
Anonymous Police Officer Leaves Pregnant Waitress 'Hysterical' With Joy When He Leaves $100 Tip
A compassionate police officer is being praised for anonymously leaving a hefty tip for a waitress who is almost eight months pregnant.
For Some Women Enduring Repeated Miscarriages, Simple Surgical Solution Has 90% Success
This simple surgical procedure is ensuring that fewer and fewer mothers will have to endure the heartbreak of repeated miscarriages.
Boy is Cured of Aggressive Cancer Thanks to Stem Cell Treatment Using Donated Umbilical Cord
This youngster had cancer in 70% of his body when doctors finally resorted to a stem cell treatment that used a donated umbilical cord from Texas.
Couple's Amusing 'Infertility Announcements' Help to Find the Humor in Their Past Heartbreak
The amusing photoshoots not only helped the couple to move past their own struggles - they soothed other people's heartaches too.
NY's Bloomberg Aims to Save Mothers, Children in Tanzania
New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding the expansion of a pilot maternal health program in Tanzania that is predicted to help 50,000 mothers who too often die during childbirth.
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Declines by 12 Percent
Infant mortality in the U.S. has declined 12% since 2005 after holding steady for many years, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decreased rate highlighted improvements among all major racial and ethnic groups.
Woman Gives Birth on Flight From Asia to San Francisco
A new mom and her child are resting comfortably in the hospital after giving birth 35,000 feet up on a flight from the Philippines to San Francisco. A flight attendant helped her to a private area as a call went out looking for nurses onboard. Three responded and worked together as an amazing team.
More Babies Born at Home in U.S.
The number of home births in the U.S. increased by 20 percent over four years, researchers have found. After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, there were 28,357 home births in 2008 — the highest proportion since 1990, the study in Friday's online issue of the medical journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care showed.
Most Americans Think Teen Pregnancy is Getting Worse; Most Americans are Wrong
Teen births and pregnancies have plummeted over the past two decades, down 42 percent from 1990. Most Americans, it turns out, have no idea that we're actually in the midst of a big public health success story.
Good News For Pregnant Women Who Love Drinking Coffee
Women consuming moderate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy can be reassured that they are not harming their child's brain or intelligence.
Oakland's Mother of the Year Donates Clothes to Babies in Need
Lisa Klein was named Oakland's Mother of the Year for her almost decade-long work collecting gently used baby clothes for low-income or homeless families.
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