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We’ve heard a lot of crazy birth stories before (woman in labor for three months? Twins born in different years? Check and check!), but this one takes the cake. A woman in China gave birth in a public squat toilet, but—yikes—the baby was accidentally flushed down the toilet! Read post

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(by dougdmelo)

There’s a rumor circulating in tabloid land that Jessica Simpson, tired of pregnancy, is gunning for a C-section, while baby-daddy Eric Johnson wants a natural birth. Celebrity rumors are a dime a dozen, of course, and not typical fodder for this particular blog, but—true or not—this one brings up an interesting question: what happens when couples differ in their expectations and hopes around childbirth, and parenting, approaches? Read full post

Third-smallest baby born

Melinda Star Guido is surrounded by news cameras as she is discharged on Jan. 20 from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth in Los Angeles. Guido was born at 24 weeks weighing 9.5 ounces, making her the third-smallest baby born in the world. At the time of her discharge, she weighed a mere 4.5 pounds. Doctors will continue to monitor her for the next six years.

Birth should be—and usually is—an incredibly joyous occasion. But for one New York City couple, the recent birth of their twins was terribly bittersweet, reports the NY Daily News.

WTF: Equal parts strange and hilarious.