'Utterly evil' Australian baby killer gets lifeAn "utterly evil" Australian man who killed a 10-month-old boy by bludgeoning him with a homemade baton during a burglary was Friday jailed for life.
14 June 2014
Irish examining possibility of other mass baby gravesIrish officials will investigate if the mass grave for almost 800 babies discovered near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns is an isolated case, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Thursday.
Better care can save 3-m babies, mothers per yearThe lives of three million women and babies can be saved every year by 2025 for an annual investment of about a dollar per head in better maternity care, researchers said.
Online-addicted Korean man arrested over son's deathSouth Korean police said Tuesday they had arrested a man for allegedly allowing his infant son to starve to death while spending days playing online games at Internet cafes.
15 April 2014
Seven babies found dead in Utah homeUtah police responded to a tip that led to a grim discovery over the weekend, with seven dead infants found at their mother's home.
14 April 2014
Curious George revels in royal play day in New ZealandBritain's baby Prince George hosted his first official function on Wednesday -- maintaining a regal calm on a play date with a group of New Zealand toddlers, even as some of his tiny guests burst into tears
10 April 2014
'Kangaroo care' trumps incubators for Colombian babiesAt Bogota's San Ignacio hospital, Cesar Algeciras often spends five hours straight in the neonatal intensive care unit, lovingly clutching his premature son to his bare chest.
China doctor guilty of baby traffickingA Chinese court on Tuesday convicted an obstetrician of abducting newborn babies and gave her a suspended death sentence.
14 January 2014
Woman to give birth to own granddaughter in USA 58-year-old Utah woman is expecting a baby she is carrying for her daughter, with plans to give birth to her own granddaughter, reports said Friday.
12 January 2014
Vaccine fears in China after hepatitis B scareChinese state-run media and Internet users demanded action Wednesday after the deaths of at least seven babies since November following their vaccinations against hepatitis B.
26 December 2013
Japanese switched at birth would like to 'roll back clock'A 60-year-old Japanese man switched at birth says he would like to "roll back the clock", days after winning a lawsuit against the hospital that mistakenly cast him into a life of poverty.
Baby born to brain dead mother in HungaryA healthy baby boy was born in eastern Hungary after his brain dead mother was kept alive for about three months to bring him to term, a hospital said Wednesday.