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‘Tough guy’ dad holds newborn NICU daughter for the first time and breaks down in tears after she’s brought back to life

Mom Zahra Damballah gave birth to Ivy on March 6th, but as soon as she saw the doctors’ reactions she knew that something was wrong. She told Fox 17, “She was out, but something wasn’t ...

Hospitals desperate for ‘Baby Cuddlers’ because so many newborns are born addicted to opioids

The babies of addicts are hospitalized after birth in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. It’s common practise for the ICU to then organize volunteers to work as what they term “baby cuddlers”. This most satisfying of ...

World’s smallest surviving preemie released from San Diego hospital

Her mother, who wanted to remain anonymous, experienced complications in the middle of her pregnancy that resulted in an emergency cesarean section. “I kept telling them that she’s not going to survive, I’m only 23 weeks.” ...

Woman’s world-record holding nails grew to be 33 inches long because of a bet

So how and why did Elena grow out her nails? According to the young woman the decision stemmed from a bet. One of her friends reportedly bet that she couldn’t grow her nails out longer than ...

Poachers laughing and smiling with body of rare leopard

According to the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Clouded leopards are considered a ‘vulnerable’ species at high risk of extinction to the wild. Their population of only 10,000 is ...

Research proves that koalas are now ‘functionally extinct’ in the wild

How did we get here? Many factors contribute to their rapidly dwindling numbers. First of all, the many heatwaves in Australia are not only killing them by the thousands, but are also causing fires that ...

Neighbors complain about condition of 2-bedroom apartment and rescuers find 300 cats living inside

The cats are surprisingly friendly and healthy, according to rescue workers. Of course, some are a little underweight and a few are shy, but overall they are in remarkably good shape. “They’re playing, eating, they ...

Pregnant mom wonders why her stomach is so heavy, then gives birth to ‘Hercules’ baby

When Nicolina gave birth to her son Tobias, he shocked both her AND her midwife. The baby weighed in at whopping 13 pounds and 7 ounces! That’s about TWICE the weight of the average newborn, and ...

Nurse squishes newborn’s face, then the video goes viral and everyone is outraged

A video, which was shared multiple times on social media, showed a nurse squishing and squeezing a baby’s face, while two other nurses could be heard laughing. The infant was in Taif’s children’s hospital receiving ...

Stranger writes note on dad’s bill about his 2 kids, doesn’t know 1 of his triplets died

When Dan was handed the bill at the Red Lobster, he spotted some words scrawled down on the back. “Enjoy your babies,” the words read, “they don’t stay little long. From the family across from you, ...