Brandon Blackstock’s daughter, Savannah Blackstock Lee, announced she’s expecting her second child just one month before her father died. The talent manager, who was Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, died Thursday following a years-long private battle with melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. He was 48. His eldest daughter, 23, revealed the news about her impending arrival … Read more
By the time Frances Largeman-Roth turned 45, she’d all but given up on her desire to become a mom — of four. She’d experienced two miscarriages in her early 40s, was in perimenopause, and didn’t think she was interested in IVF. Plus, she was grateful for her three healthy, happy kids, a fulfilling career as … Read more
This family got four times the cuteness. A New Jersey couple has defied the odds, welcoming quadruplets — all conceived naturally. Aja (pronounced Asia) Kennon and her fiancé, Emmanuel Volmar, recently became among the few people in the world to experience such an extraordinary pregnancy earlier this month. Kennon and Volmar were excited to expand … Read more
Talk about a labor of love. An Israeli woman has delivered a healthy baby after undergoing a rare procedure that involved relocating her uterus to preserve her fertility during cancer treatments. The operation — performed only a handful of times worldwide — is opening new doors for young women whose fight to survive often shuts … Read more
Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new era of contraception. The drug, YCT-529, is currently enrolled in a larger clinical trial, with experts hoping it’ll be ready … Read more
A young Lithuanian woman was struggling to conceive with her partner — a rare but shocking allergy was to blame for her infertility, according to a new case report in a medical journal. For the 29-year-old patient, four years of natural attempts and two rounds of IVF proved ineffective, stumping her doctors. Since she’s asthmatic … Read more
The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it … Read more
Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval Europeans were far more health-savvy than historians once believed. “People in the early Middle Ages were quite into science, into observation, into figuring out … Read more
Talk about mist-ifying news. In addition to shortening life spans, decimating taste buds and filling lungs with black goo, vaping may also affect fetal skull development. Startling new research indicates that even without nicotine, in utero exposure to two primary ingredients in e-cigarettes can alter fetal development, specifically skull shape. E-cigarettes typically contain fewer chemicals … Read more
Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on Wednesday. The technique, which is banned in the United States, transfers pieces from inside the mother’s fertilized egg — its nucleus, plus the nucleus of the father’s sperm … Read more
This woman’s lucky number is certainly seven. An Apple Valley, California woman’s four children all share the same birthday — but they’re not quadruplets. Nauzhae Drake, 26, gave birth to her fourth child on July 7th of this year. She’s now given birth on the seventh day of the seventh month four times — meaning … Read more
Daddy Davidson. Pete Davidson is expecting his first child with his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, who confirmed her pregnancy on Instagram Wednesday. “Welp now everyone knows we had sex,” the 29-year-old captioned her Instagram post, which featured footage of the couple, including at an ultrasound appointment. Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt. elsie/Instagram Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson. … Read more
People are losing their chill over a viral pregnancy reveal. In a video posted to Instagram with 2.2 million views, a woman is seen using her positive pregnancy test as the stick for a homemade popsicle — yes, the same test on which she had presumably urinated. The baby daddy ate the entire popsicle before … Read more
An influencer has accused her partner of cheating with “25 plus” women while heavily pregnant with their child. Fitness influencer Sadia Yansaneh, who lives in LA, is currently expecting her first baby with her boyfriend Jordan Wyn. However, despite being eight months pregnant, Yansaneh has claimed her partner has been unfaithful in a bombshell post … Read more
We’re soarin’, flyin’ over this baby news. On Saturday, Vanessa Hudgens announced that she and her husband, Cole Tucker, are expecting their second child together. The two welcomed their first child in July 2024. “Round two!!!!,” the “High School Musical” alum, 36, wrote on Instagram beneath a carousel of maternity pictures. Vanessa Hudgens pregnant with her … Read more
LiAngelo Ball filed for divorce from Rashida Nicole one week after she announced she was pregnant with the couple’s child, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The “Tweaker” rapper listed “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split, and June 15 is listed as their separation date. Ball and Nicole married on March 24, … Read more
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It’s making waves! A new AI-powered app is giving expecting parents the chance to literally feel their unborn baby’s heartbeat through gentle vibrations on their phone. Trellis Health‘s “heartbeat feature” might sound spookily futuristic, but it delivers the opportunity for parents-to-be to experience their baby’s pulse in their palm anytime they like. Trellis Health’s new … Read more
Mom-to-be Olivia Culpo stirred buzz over the weekend after fans became transfixed on a certain word in an Instagram post chronicling her first pregnancy. The former Miss Universe winner, who announced in March that she and husband Christian McCaffrey are expecting, posted a series of snapshots Saturday from the couple’s Fourth of July festivities with … Read more
Derricka Hill faced an unexpected pregnancy in October 2023, and though she had a jam-packed work life, she said she was eager to expand her family. Her son, Derriawn David D’Angelo, was born June 28, 2024, after what Hill called an “emotionally intense” pregnancy. She took a paid three-month maternity leave right after her son … Read more