Italian man, 101, born during Spanish flu pandemic, recovers from coronavirus

A 101-year-old man who was born during the Spanish flu pandemic which killed millions has reportedly recovered from coronavirus.  The man, from Rimini in north-east Italy, was born in 1919 as the world was grappling with the pandemic which killed 50million people.  And he has now been released from hospital after becoming one of the … Read more

Baby born four months premature and weighing just 1lb 9oz defies the odds to survive

A baby who weighed a tiny 1lb 9oz after being born at just 24 weeks and three days is finally home.  River Willis arrived on July 27 last year via emergency C-section after his mother Cara Willis’ placenta came away from the wall of her womb – putting both their lives at risk.      The newborn … Read more

Almost 10% of infants born to mothers with coronavirus are infected themselves

Half of all pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus deliver their babies early and they may even pass the disease to their newborns, two small studies find.   In one study, researchers from China examined 33 newborns whose mothers had COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, while pregnant.  Nearly 10 percent of the babies – … Read more

Babies born by C-section are less likely to catch coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Toddler born with a tongue ‘TWICE the size it should be’ has surgery

A cancer-surviving toddler who was born with an abnormally large tongue has had life-changing surgery to make it smaller. Baker Roth’s parents hope the procedure will help him eat and breathe easier, and allow him to make sounds so he can eventually talk.  The 19-month-old was born with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a rare overgrowth disorder … Read more

Heartwarming moment child born with only one leg is able to dances for the very first time

Heartwarming moment child who was born with only one leg squeals with delight as he dances for the first time A baby boy is seen bouncing up and down and doing a little dance on his new prosthetic leg for the very first time The youngster had to have a special device fitted after being … Read more

Ohio Zoo makes history with the world’s FIRST cheetah cubs born through IVF

Animal magic! Ohio Zoo makes history with the world’s FIRST cheetah cubs born through IVF using a surrogate in a bid to help save the declining species Two cubs were born in on Feb. 19th through in vitro fertilization in Ohio The team inseminated a cheetah that is younger than than the biological mom Both … Read more

Baby boy is born INSIDE his amniotic sac – which happens in only one in 80,000 births

Astonishing moment baby boy is born INSIDE his amniotic sac – which happens in only one in 80,000 births Businesswoman Janaina Fernandes Costa, 34, underwent emergency caesarean  Doctors filmed the rare moment showing the baby boy born inside amniotic sac  Mother-of-three had the emergency procedure due to gestational hypertension By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 12:56 GMT, … Read more

Mother of twins who were born on Valentine’s Day 2015 has twins again on the same day in 2020

A mother-of-four beat the 32 million-to-one odds when she gave birth to twin girls on Valentine’s Day for the second time in five years.  Joanna Gregory, 40, from Gorsgoch, West Wales, gave birth to non-identical twins Lola and Lexie on Valentine’s Day 2015, and did it again this year, welcoming twins Ava and Ella on … Read more

Singer Charlotte Awbery who dazzled with her rendition of A Star Is Born conquers viewers on Ellen  

The singer who went viral after she was challenged to a game of ‘finish the lyrics’ by a comedian has appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show.  Charlotte Awbery, from Romford, East London, went viral last week after singing her rendition of Shallow from a Star is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, on the … Read more