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British woman spends 20 days in labor before giving birth prematurely

A British woman spent 20 days last year exhibiting signs of being in labor before giving birth prematurely to her baby son.
Amy Buck began her long ordeal last year on May 4 when she went to Royal Lancaster Infirmary complaining of stomach pains.
“I was getting a lot of hot flushes, was very, very tired and [...]

South Korean Internet addicts convicted of abandoning, starving baby

A South Korean couple was convicted today of abandoning their baby to die while they let their Internet addiction take over their life.
Prosecutors at South Korea’s Suwon District Court ended up with a two-year sentence for father Kim Jae-beom, 41, and a suspended sentence for mother Kim Yun-jeong, 25, who is expecting another baby this [...]

Chilean weightlifter surprised by unexpected birth

A Chilean Olympic weightlifter who didn’t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy while training.
Chilean Olympic weightlifter Elizabeth Poblete, 22, was training at a gym in São Paulo on December 8 in an effort to move up from the 75 kilogram weight class to the 85 kilogram weight class. Poblete represented Chile [...]

Call made for more funding for Welsh premature care

Calls are being made for more investment in Welsh neonatal and premature care by charity Bliss.
U.K. charity Bliss, marking their 30th anniversary, published a report today indicating that Wales’ ability to care for sick and premature babies has been less than adequate for over 30 years, with today’s staff being pushed to the limit.
Rising birthrates [...]

Premature Baby Leaves Hospital After 3 1/2 Years

A baby girl who was born premature at 24 weeks has finally been allowed to leave hospital - after 3 ½ years.
Angelina Parker spent six months in a neonatal intensive care unit in Oklahoma City. She then spent three years at a rehabilitation hospital in Bethany.
She is now able to breathe on her own, [...]

Late-Preterm Babies Have Higher Chance Of Problems At Pre-School

Studies have shown that babies born three to six weeks before their due dates have a higher risk of learning disabilities or developmental delays during preschool.
Although the risk is small, there was a significant increase in risk between full-term and late-preterm babies.
Researchers have told parents not to be alarmed by the results, as overall, the [...]