Read more birth stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6260/birth.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:52:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74572/orbiting-astronaut-a-new-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRandolph Bresnik is a new dad, and almost literally over the moon—a day after taking his first spacewalk, the astronaut this morning announced the birth of his daughter, Abigail. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second child back home in Houston last night at 11:04pm CST. They...http://www.newser.com/story/74572/orbiting-astronaut-a-new-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 9:14:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73467/mom-to-be-plans-to-broadcast-birth-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Minnesota mom-to-be has been blogging about her pregnancy daily for months and plans to bring readers into the delivery room with a live online broadcast of the birth. Lynsee and her husband agreed to a request from online community MomsLikeMe to allow a tasteful video of the birth, she...http://www.newser.com/story/73467/mom-to-be-plans-to-broadcast-birth-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 8:11:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA kiss apparently is not just a kiss. An unromantic team of scientists has determined that the point of kissing is to spread germs and increase lovers' immunity and health. The bug cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, is passed from smooching men to give a woman time to build...http://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 3:28:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71302/baby-survives-tumble-from-train-during-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Indian baby who spent his first moments out of the womb tumbling from an express train has survived unharmed. Mother Rinku Debi Ray felt discomfort during a train journey and went to the bathroom, only to unexpectedly give birth. "The baby came out, chord, placenta and all," and tumbled...http://www.newser.com/story/71302/baby-survives-tumble-from-train-during-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 5:17:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70360/guardian-angel-gives-birth-returns-baby-after-embryo-mistake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe biological parents of a baby boy born to a woman implanted with the wrong embryo say they will remain "eternally grateful" for her decision to turn the baby over to them. The Toledo woman gave birth to a health baby boy this week after a fertility clinic mistakenly implanted...http://www.newser.com/story/70360/guardian-angel-gives-birth-returns-baby-after-embryo-mistake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 26 Sep 2009 12:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70091/in-germany-baby-rhino-is-the-new-knut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rhinoceros born Sunday in Germany is poised to become that country’s next cute and cuddly animal sensation, Der Spiegel reports. The as yet unnamed baby rhino, already 128 pounds, will live at the zoo in the city of Münster and be raised by humans after its mother rejected it....http://www.newser.com/story/70091/in-germany-baby-rhino-is-the-new-knut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 9:19:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66654/twitter-founders-wife-tweets-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHer husband co-founded Twitter; now, she’s using the service to update the world on the birth of her baby, the BBC reports. “Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City,” Sara Williams wrote yesterday. She has updated with tweets about her contractions as well...http://www.newser.com/story/66654/twitter-founders-wife-tweets-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 12:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66129/chuck-norris-jabs-obama-for-birthers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagButt-of-hipster-jokes Chuck Norris has leaped into the birther movement, challenging President Obama to cough up his "long form" birth certificate. Norris wishes Obama happy birthday on Creative.com, then not-so-subtly sequés into: "Speaking of birthdays," why do "you refuse to reveal your original birth certificate?" Not to do so is...http://www.newser.com/story/66129/chuck-norris-jabs-obama-for-birthers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 2:15:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64952/doctors-urged-to-induce-labor-less-often.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it...http://www.newser.com/story/64952/doctors-urged-to-induce-labor-less-often.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 15:45:01 CDT