In a medical anomaly, a teenage girl without a vaginal opening became pregnant via oral sex. A 15-year-old from Lesotho, a landlocked country within South Africa, was admitted to a hospital with symptoms of abdominal pain. Routine testing revealed the patient was nine months pregnant. More shocking than the surprise pregnancy was the revelation that … Read more
Sisters or Mrs.? A married couple is proud to be expecting their first child together yet people still constantly mistake them for twins — that’s why they’re still fighting for LGBTQ+ recognition. Whitney, 37, and Megan Bacon-Evans, 38, first connected on MySpace as teenagers did back in 2006. They chatted online for two years before … Read more
A woman who was trolled after many mistook her bride for a 10-year-old boy has shared a pregnancy update. Lauren, 31, and Hannah Kaye, 29, married earlier this year at a registry office in Surrey, England, after dating for two years. They initially met on Tinder. In November, the pair announced they were expecting triplets. … Read more
A Chicago woman was just weeks away from giving birth when a nagging cough led to a shocking medical discovery. MaKenna Lauterbach, then 26 years old, began experiencing severe coughing fits in the last three months of her pregnancy. “They would be so severe that I would become winded and nauseous to the point of vomiting,” she told … Read more
Oh baby, we’ve entered maternity-era madness. Young women in China are paying for fake maternity photoshoots because they want “beautiful” pregnancy pictures while they’re still at their physical peak. The bizarre phenomenon garnered national attention in October after Gen Z influencer Meizi Gege, aged in her early twenties, strapped on an artificial belly and posed … Read more
Princess Beatrice’s plans for the holidays have changed. The 36-year-old royal — who is currently pregnant with her second child — was going to spend Christmas with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and his parents in Italy. However, multiple outlets reported Sunday that Beatrice canceled the overseas trip because of medical advise that she received. … Read more
She has a new name to pick. The billionaire’s wife accused of bullying an Instagram user with the same name in an attempt to buy her account handle has revealed that she is pregnant. Katherine Asplundh, 27, shared dozens of touching photos alongside her husband, Cabot Asplundh, showing off her baby bump as they posed next … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married less than a year, and I’m pregnant with my first child. Our baby was planned, and we were thrilled. Something changed with my husband once I hit the second trimester. If I read something about pregnancy and try to share it with him, he instantly shuts … Read more
Oh, baby! Tokyo is offering its employees a four-day workweek in an attempt to boost the city’s birthrate. Governor Yuriko Koike recently announced that the city’s government employees will be given the option to have a three-day weekend beginning in April 2025. Tokyo is giving its employees a four-day workweek in an attempt to boost … Read more
Expectant parents are goo-ing and gaa-ing for these monikers. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen revealed why parents are requesting “Ivy League” names — and, no, they’re not naming their children Harvard or Brown. Most moms and dads dream of their child getting accepted into an Ivy League school, but that’s not why they’re requesting names … Read more
A former “Neighbors” star pregnant with her stepbrother’s baby has responded to critics of her controversial relationship. Scarlet Vas, who had a brief stint on the popular soap opera before leaving in 2018, has opened up about her marriage to singer Tayo Ricci. The pair met as teenagers while growing up in Melbourne, and later … Read more
A woman with two wombs only learned she had multiple uteruses while pregnant with her second child — after doctors missed it the first time around. Hayley Scudder, 34, was told her condition is so rare that the odds are one in a million, so she now refers to her double uteruses as “limited edition.” … Read more
Some prenatal vitamins contain a “concerning” amount of toxic heavy metals, while others don’t have key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins — 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription — for their choline and iodine levels and checked … Read more
Andrea Konovalske’s modeling journey to New York Fashion Week came with a small bump in the road. Her baby bump. “I was extremely excited to be chosen to walk during NYFW, [but] I was accepted prior to finding out I was pregnant with baby No. 3,” Konovalske, 34, an expecting mom of two and a rising runway … Read more
Gum’s the word — and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and delivery of low-birthweight babies in an impoverished African country. “It surprised us all that such a simple intervention could have such a dramatic effect,” said lead study author Dr. Greg Valentine, associate professor of pediatrics at … Read more
A mom was so traumatized by her first pregnancy that she says she “literally developed of phobia” and had her fallopian tubes removed at age 24. Belle Mourraille, now 28, was bedridden for months and lost 30 pounds while pregnant, and after thinking she was going to die during childbirth, she opted to undergo a … Read more
Gisele Bündchen showed off her growing baby bump for the first time since news of her pregnancy came to light. The Brazilian supermodel, 44, shared a photo of herself at the Lotus House Gala — an organization that marked its 20th anniversary of being “the largest shelter for women and children in America.” The model, … Read more
Reading glasses, graying whiskers and male-pattern baldness — it’s the elderly vibe expecting parents want for their incoming little ladies. Old man monikers are all the rage amongst pregnant mommies and daddies gearing up to welcome daughters in 2025, thanks to the “My Best Friend’s Dad” baby naming trend. “I think we’ll start seeing more traditional … Read more
Turns out the Octomom is truly one of a kind. The rate of triplet births and births of a higher order — like quadruplets, sextuplets and octuplets — dropped 62% in the US between 1998 and 2023, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that … Read more
Shawn Mendes has revealed why he decided to get candid about a past pregnancy scare in his new song, “Why Why Why.” Mendes, 26, spoke about the song and the scare in a new profile published by The New York Times on Thursday. The singer revealed that a collaborator suggested he include the experience in … Read more