Covid pandemic and cost of living rises lead to the lowest British fertility rate since 1938 with women having just 1.58 children each and new births down 4% to two-decade low More than three quarters of babies born in part of England and Wales were to foreign mothers, ONS revealed Some 613,936 babies were born… Read More »
As adults have masked up, locked down and engaged in social distancing, children have been forced to as well. Yet, as psychologists have warned, children have likely not come away from this situation unscathed. New data suggest that infants born during 2020 may have lower IQs than those born in 2019 or earlier.1 Despite data… Read More »
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 — There may be a slightly increased risk of autism for each week a child is born before or after 40 weeks of gestation, according to a new study. Researchers are still trying to pinpoint the causes of autism, but both genetic and environmental factors are believed to play a role.… Read More »
This kitten is just two cute. An Oregon barn cat has given birth to a rare, two-faced kitten which its surprised owners named Biscuits and Gravy, a report said Friday. Kyla King found a litter of four kittens when she went to check on her pregnant cat Wednesday morning — before spotting two more felines… Read More »
By Michael Le Page This piglet had some cells from a monkey but died within a week of birthTang Hai Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week. The two piglets, created by a team in China, looked normal although a small proportion of their cells were derived… Read More »
Woman, 63, who was born with 19 TOES and 12 fingers reveals she can’t leave her house because her neighbours think she is a witch Kumar Nayak, 63, from India, was born with the abnormality polydactyly The birth defect causes extra fingers and toes and can be operated on But Ms Nayak, of Odisha, India, has… Read More »