Rick Bowmer / AP Alarming CDC Report Shows US Birth Rate Has Plummeted to Lowest Point in Over 100 Years The US birth rate fell 4 percent in 2020 to the lowest point federal officials have ever recorded. By The Associated Press May 5, 2021
Hawaii Pacific Health / Facebook screen shot 'Lucky' Mom Gives Birth on Flight That Happened to Have Doctor and Team of Neonatal Nurses on Board 'We’re all trying to work in a very small, confined space in an airplane, which is pretty challenging. But the teamwork was great.' By The Associated Press May 2, 2021
Portland Tribune / Facebook screen shot 11-Year-Old Girl Hears Mom Screaming, Helps Deliver Baby Brother on Bathroom Floor Many 11-year-olds wouldn't be up to this sort of challenge, but Eck says Shyanne is mature and ready for anything. By Amanda Thomason May 1, 2021
Paul Martino Kdka-Tv / Facebook screen shot Police Officer Sees Frantic Father in Car Next to Her, Helps Save 9-Day-Old Baby Who Stopped Breathing While the road ahead will be difficult, there would have been no way forward if it hadn't been for the officer's lifesaving actions. By Amanda Thomason April 30, 2021
Birmingham Live / Facebook screen shot Husky Alerts 'Stunned' Owner to What He Thought Was Just a Blanket, Helps Perform Incredible Rescue A man out for a walk with his husky came across the unexpected after the dog began nudging a discarded blanket with her nose. By Amanda Thomason April 28, 2021
KPIX screen shot Woman Fosters Over 80 Infants in 34 Years: 'This Is What God’s Handed Me a Gift to Do' The oldest child is now 37, and some of them still keep in touch, emailing and visiting as they can - but Owens isn't done yet. By Amanda Thomason April 26, 2021
New Hampshire Union Leader / Facebook screen shot Gender Reveal Party Goes Horribly Wrong, 'Extreme' Explosion Heard from Several Towns Away People near and far have shared their experiences of the blast, and though no lives were lost, damage was certainly done. By Amanda Thomason April 23, 2021
Tiffany Miller / Facebook Divided Family, Devastated Mother: AZ Hospital Reportedly Keeps Newborn from Parents Over Inaccurate COVID Test Tiffany Miller claims that the hospital refused to allow her to see her newborn son due to COVID-19 concerns. By Samantha Kamman April 22, 2021
@tornandra / Twitter; El Paso Police Department / Facebook Man Charged with Murder After Admitting to Performing Wrestling Moves on 1-Year-Old Child When the witness and DeHart's mother arrived at the residence, the baby was unresponsive and not breathing properly. By Erin Coates April 21, 2021
@childrensmn / Twitter After Being Given a 0% Chance to Live by Doctors, Baby Born Weighing Less Than 1 Pound Now on Track for World Record First, the experts gave baby Richard a zero percent chance at life. Then, they proved themselves wrong nine months later. By Jack Davis April 18, 2021