Parenting
Russian actress fights Down's Syndrome prejudice
Mar 21, 2013 11:13 EDT
When Russian actress Evelina Blyodans gave birth to a son with Down's Syndrome, the first question from the doctor at the maternity hospital came as a shock: "Are you going to keep him?"
Australia formally apologises for forced adoptions
Mar 20, 2013 21:17 EDT
Australia on Thursday formally apologised for the forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s.
Old grandfathers, abuse in women linked to autism
Mar 20, 2013 16:09 EDT
Having an older grandfather or being a mother who was abused in her youth are linked to higher odds of having a child with autism, according to two studies published Wednesday in a leading US psychiatry journal.
Parents to get childcare boost from 2015
Mar 19, 2013 11:53 EDT
The government on Tuesday announced plans enabling parents to claw back 20 percent of childcare costs up to a limit of £1,200 from 2015 onwards.
Parents to get childcare boost
Mar 19, 2013 02:47 EDT
The government is set to announce plans enabling parents to claw back 20 percent of childcare costs up to a limit of £1,200 from 2015, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Skimmed milk ineffective against toddler obesity
Mar 18, 2013 19:39 EDT
Giving your toddler skimmed or semi-skimmed milk is unlikely to make inroads against the risk of obesity, a large study conducted among American children has found.
Filipina nanny set for US trial against Sharon Stone
Mar 15, 2013 20:37 EDT
A US judge cleared the way for a Filipina former nanny of Sharon Stone to go to trial against the US actress for wrongful dismissal and harassment, including racist abuse.
Australia shuts large child sex exploitation ring
Mar 15, 2013 03:03 EDT
Police said on Friday they had shut down one of the largest child sex exploitation rings seen in Australia which was dealing in "abhorrent and disgusting" images.
US teens go mobile for Internet: survey
Mar 13, 2013 06:36 EDT
Most American teenagers use their phones to access the Internet, with one-fourth of them going online mostly on their mobile device, a survey showed Wednesday.
Screaming crowds greet Kim on Korean frontline
Mar 08, 2013 15:59 EST
North Korean television broadcast emotional scenes Friday of cheering soldiers and their young families greeting leader Kim Jong-Un as he visited a frontline unit that shelled the South in 2010.
Newborns of obese mums set for heart problems: study
Feb 27, 2013 18:47 EST
Newborn babies of overweight or obese mothers have a thickening of the aorta, something that in later life is linked to heart disease, a small Australian study said Wednesday.
Brazil, Gates Foundation sign deal on preterm births
Feb 26, 2013 15:40 EST
Brazil and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday a deal to earmark $8 million for projects to reduce premature births nationwide.
Wombs for rent: Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales
Feb 26, 2013 04:36 EST
As baby Lili celebrates her first birthday in Australia, far away in India her surrogate mother recalls the day the child was born -- and on whom she never laid eyes.
Wombs for rent: Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales
Feb 25, 2013 06:44 EST
As baby Lili celebrates her first birthday in Australia, far away in India her surrogate mother recalls the day the child was born -- and on whom she never laid eyes.
Hugh Grant announces new baby
Feb 17, 2013 09:48 EST
Hugh Grant, the British actor and campaigner for tighter press regulation, has announced on Twitter that he has become a father for a second time after a newspaper obtained his new son's birth certificate.
Maradona a father for the fourth time
Feb 15, 2013 05:17 EST
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has become a father for the fourth time, after his former partner gave birth to a son in a private clinic in Buenos Aires, the woman's lawyer said on Thursday.
Maradona a father for the fourth time
Feb 14, 2013 12:03 EST
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has become a father for the fourth time, after his former partner gave birth to a son in a private clinic in Buenos Aires, the woman's lawyer said on Thursday.
French police confounded by twins' DNA in rapes case
Feb 10, 2013 10:12 EST
French police investigating a series of rapes in the southern city of Marseille are confounded after tracing DNA evidence to a set of twins but not knowing which one may be to blame.
Gay and lesbian adoptions the new norm in Quebec
Feb 09, 2013 13:10 EST
"I would like to have a mother, but I wouldn't want to lose my two dads," says Frida, a radiant six-year-old Canadian girl unaware of the international controversy raging over gay parenting rights.
Dutch debate rights of three or more gay parents
Feb 07, 2013 03:05 EST
"I think my friends are a little jealous because I've got two mummies and two daddies and they've only got two parents," says Simon, 6, squirming with his brother Joaquin, 3, on the knees of their four gay parents.
