Province to open 2 birth centres
After a strong push from Ontario midwives, the provincial government announced Tuesday that it will build two birthing centres. The move provides more choice for how expectant mothers can deliver...
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Canadian mother remanded in custody until August in British baby killings
A Canadian woman accused of killing her two babies in Britain has been remanded in custody until early August. Felicia Boots was charged with the murder of her 10-week-old son Mason and his...
View ArticleBaby raccoons found trapped inside drug store
Some masked intruders tripped the alarms inside a drug store near Yonge and Bloor streets Thursday morning. Police were called to a Shoppers Drug Mart on Yonge at Charles Street around 2:30 a.m. where...
View Article‘Angel cradles’ proposed for unwanted babies
A Toronto councillor hopes her motion, which goes before council next week, will help prevent infanticide and find a home for unwanted babies. Coun. Michelle Berardinetti wants the city to set up an...
View ArticleBabies can serve time with their incarcerated moms: judge
British Columbia’s government violated the rights of incarcerated mothers when it cancelled a program allowing inmates to serve time with their babies, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. The lawsuit...
View Article3-way tie for first baby of 2014
Three babies were born in the GTA at the stroke of midnight. Amanda Ferguson introduces the newborns to the world.
View ArticlePregnant women who get flu shot less likely to have low-birth-weight babies:...
Pregnant women who get the flu shot are less likely to have premature or low-birth-weight infants compared to those who don’t get vaccinated, a study has found, confirming the results of earlier...
View ArticleNumber and size of animal offspring depends on parental support: study
A British Columbia researcher had to put herself in the position of a stock market investment analyst to solve a puzzle over why some animals have a few large babies while others have many small...
View ArticleConfusion over Wonderland’s baby food policy drives mom away
Melissa Hart’s fifteen-month-old may be big enough for some of the rides at Canada’s Wonderland, but he won’t be going to the park until he’s big enough for the food. “When he’s old enough to have a...
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Moment Toronto dads meet newborn son captured on camera
An emotional photo of two Toronto dads welcoming their newborn baby during Pride Week has now been shared thousands of times online. BJ Barone and Frank Nelson said they were overwhelmed by the love...
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Canadian mother remanded in custody until August in British baby killings
A Canadian woman accused of killing her two babies in Britain has been remanded in custody until early August. Felicia Boots was charged with the murder of her 10-week-old son Mason and his...
View ArticleBaby raccoons found trapped inside drug store
Some masked intruders tripped the alarms inside a drug store near Yonge and Bloor streets Thursday morning. Police were called to a Shoppers Drug Mart on Yonge at Charles Street around 2:30 a.m. where...
View Article‘Angel cradles’ proposed for unwanted babies
A Toronto councillor hopes her motion, which goes before council next week, will help prevent infanticide and find a home for unwanted babies. Coun. Michelle Berardinetti wants the city to set up an...
View ArticleBabies can serve time with their incarcerated moms: judge
British Columbia’s government violated the rights of incarcerated mothers when it cancelled a program allowing inmates to serve time with their babies, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. The lawsuit...
View Article3-way tie for first baby of 2014
Three babies were born in the GTA at the stroke of midnight. Amanda Ferguson introduces the newborns to the world.
View ArticlePregnant women who get flu shot less likely to have low-birth-weight babies:...
Pregnant women who get the flu shot are less likely to have premature or low-birth-weight infants compared to those who don’t get vaccinated, a study has found, confirming the results of earlier...
View ArticleNumber and size of animal offspring depends on parental support: study
A British Columbia researcher had to put herself in the position of a stock market investment analyst to solve a puzzle over why some animals have a few large babies while others have many small...
View ArticleConfusion over Wonderland’s baby food policy drives mom away
Melissa Hart’s fifteen-month-old may be big enough for some of the rides at Canada’s Wonderland, but he won’t be going to the park until he’s big enough for the food. “When he’s old enough to have a...
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Moment Toronto dads meet newborn son captured on camera
An emotional photo of two Toronto dads welcoming their newborn baby during Pride Week has now been shared thousands of times online. BJ Barone and Frank Nelson said they were overwhelmed by the love...
View ArticleBirth rate in Brazil falls to 26-year low after Zika crisis
The birth rate in Brazil has fallen by its fastest rate in nearly three decades after the Zika and microcephaly crisis of 2016. Brazil’s statistics agency says on Tuesday there were 2.79 million births...
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