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Baby on board, literally, for family of backpackers
June 9th, 2008
Baby on board, literally, for family of backpackers
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — It had been at least 24 hours since we had seen other humans, and the trail seemed to be ours alone — gleaming granite slabs, scrabbly switchbacks, glorious glimpses of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, and jagged Sierra spires under cloudless skies.
But the meditative crunch-crunch-crunch of our boots soon gave way to men’s voices. A trio of bearded 20-somethings approached.
“Whoa, baby!” gasped the group’s gnarly looking leader, pointing to our son, snuggled up in a baby carrier on my chest. Story here
Teen Saves Baby
June 4th, 2008
Teen Saves Baby
An alert 14-year-old boy grabbed a newborn baby who had fallen out of his stroller and went underneath a CDTA bus just before it drove off. Story here
Australia’s smallest baby is a living miracle
June 3rd, 2008
Australia’s smallest baby is a living miracle
Ever since doctors told mother Adele her only child had “no chance of being born alive”, Elora has been a medical marvel. Australia’s smallest surviving baby, Elora now tips the scales at 6.5kg and is charging ahead. Story here
‘Miracle baby’ delivered – from her mother’s ovary
June 2nd, 2008
‘Miracle baby’ delivered – from her mother’s ovary
A BABY girl’s birth has been described as a one-in-a-million “miracle” after she was delivered successfully despite growing in her mother’s ovary rather than the womb.
Durga Thangarajah was delivered by Caesarean section after spending almost nine months inside her mother’s right ovary, stretching the organ’s tissue so taut that her hair and facial features were visible through the membrane. Story here
