Celebrity Buzz Probably a good editorial move on TMZ's part. Here are two different headlines for the same story about Beyonce denying she had a C-section to deliver Blue Ivy Carter. What a difference a few words make.
Celebrity Buzz Celebrities love their adorable, strangely named babies, and we do, too. This year has produced more than enough of those cute and privileged bundles, but here you'll find only the very, very best.
A slightly syrupy yet oddly affecting retelling of the birth of Jesus using nothing but Facebook. Think of it as a more sincere version of The Digital Story of the Nativity.
A woman in Germany gave birth in an MRI scanner, providing a never-before-seen glimpse at the birthing process. Jezebel made a video of the photos with some weird ambient music. Since that baby was bombarded with magnetic radiation, hopefully it was born with neat superpowers.
To find out who really has the higher pain threshold — men or women — one unlucky man heads out to tackle “the ultimate pain test,” labor. It's a boy!
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Even when a preemie survives, parents may fall prey to mental anguish.
First the “birthers” found what they thought was Obama's birth certificate, but it was quickly proven to be forged. Now it seems someone has uncovered President Obama's actual birth certificate, and it seems this time it's the real deal.
2007 saw the greatest number of births ever in the U.S. In case you're wondering: 4,317,119, just beating 1957's record. Nice work, everybody!
Movie Buzz The documentary will be airing on 20/20 in January, but advance notice for Orgasmic Birth has a lot of people talking. So the combination of childbirth and “intense sexual ecstasy” is controversial? That's weird.
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Amy Poehler and Will Arnett welcomed Archie Arnett, a bouncing baby boy, into the world on Saturday. A kid named Archie whose parents are each considered comedy royalty? Expect this tyke to be hilarious.
A map simulating every country in the world’s carbon dioxide emission rates as well as birth and death rates, all in real time. Just think, someday one of those little death dots will be you. Happy Sunday.