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"I'm giving birth without medical intervention - the body takes care of itself"
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1189+ words) A mum who believes "the body takes care of itself" is set to have her second birth without any medical intervention " and is continuing to drink raw milk and eat raw beef liver during her pregnancy. Abbey Khopesh, 29, first decided…...
Baby left brain damaged after 30 minute wait for vital test
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (751+ words) (Pix via Irwin Mitchell / SWNS) A baby was left brain damaged after doctors waited 30 minutes before ordering a C-section " despite his mum begging for help. Shanine Skilton-Cole, 26, was rushed into hospital after going into labour at 38 weeks. Doctors initially raised…...
"I found love four months after "6. 5k IVF in Spain to have a baby on my own"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1001+ words) (Pix via William Dax / SWNS) A nurse who gave up on dating spent "6. 5k on IVF in Spain to have a baby on her own " before falling in love with her soulmate four months later. Natalie Le Prevost, 39, always dreamed she'd…...
Eight-week-old baby with "no symptoms" hospitalised with meningitis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (824+ words) (Pix via Elise Wedderburn / SWNS) An eight-week-old baby was hospitalised after contracting the deadly meningitis B variant despite having no rash. Coralie Wedderburn had just been for her eight-week check up when she fell ill and was rushed to hospital....
Bride with food poisoning saved by nurse bridesmaids with IV drip
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1244+ words) (Pix via Myka La Vi'a / SWNS) A bride struck down with food poisoning on her big day was saved by her nurse bridesmaids " who hooked her up to an IV while she had her hair and make-up done. Myka la…...
"I thought I was perimenopausal but I was pregnant aged 42"
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (981+ words) Memma Hough with her son Makoa. A woman who dismissed her pregnancy symptoms for perimenopause became a mum again at age 41 " and says it's "easier" to raise a newborn as an "older" parent. Memma Hough, 42, experienced itchy skin, trouble sleeping,…...
Mum-of-three diagnosed with aggressive cancer after routine pregnancy test
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (666+ words) A nurse was diagnosed with aggressive cancer after a routine pregnancy test. Amy and her husband, Greg De Silva, both 39, found out they were expecting their third child together in November 2024. At 10 weeks pregnant, Amy's routine blood test came back…...
Animal rescuers show off adorable orangutan mums in time for Mother's Day
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) An animal rescue organisation has shown off its adorable work with orangutan mums in time for Mother's Day. An orangutan surrogacy programme run by YIARI, a partner of Sussex-based International Animal Rescue (IAR), is giving the most vulnerable babies in…...
"I had twins by myself at 57 - I'm mistaken for their grandma"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (795+ words) A mum who has twins at 57 says she's mistaken as their grandma but says "age is just a number. Lesley Woods, 64, wanted to be a mum all her life " even more so after having to make the difficult decision to…...
Baby born just 500g returns home after first to undergo new heart op
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (703+ words) A premature baby born weighing just 500g has returned home after becoming the first in Scotland to undergo a new heart procedure. Aribella Duncan arrived extremely early in July last year " at just 23 weeks and one day. Doctors told parents Caitlin…...