The effect of the birth smells of amniotic fluid and vernix lasts for around six weeks but the genetic chemical odour signals ...

"Both the fluid and the vernix have a very particular 'inside the body' smell that midwives are very familiar with. "When babies are born, both they and their mums are pumped full of adrenaline ...

"It really proves that life... uh... finds a way," said Shreveport Aquarium, Louisina's curator of live animals, Greg Barrick.

The 12th baby, a boy, was born at the Central Hospital at the Maha Kumbh area on Sunday night. All 12 were normal deliveries, said Dr Manoj Kaushik, chief medical superintendent of the hospital.

Babies born today are going to live a very different life filled with technological advancements and healthcare innovations, a new Prudential study finds. One thing that won’t change is the need ...

The mum and dad of a baby with a genetic disease so rare it has ... Four-week-old Tommy Parry is one of only 23 in the world ever to be born with the mitochondrial gene, which impairs his energy ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults ...

The Daily Echo will publish a picture supplement celebrating all the babies born last year on Thursday, February 20. To take part, just send us a photo via the link below along with your baby’s ...