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Britain’s oldest mother has returned to work only 11 weeks after giving birth, according to media reports.
The Daily Mail newspaper said Elizabeth Adeney, who gave birth to baby Jolyon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge by caesarean on May 26, had been at her office all last week.

An infertile New Zealand couple have used a donated embryo frozen for nearly 16 years to have a baby.
It is believed to be the second longest an embryo has been frozen before being used to produce a baby.

Michael Jackson’s three children have been left with an uncertain future by his sudden death.
The singer had a son and daughter, Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, by ex-wife Debbie Rowe, who relinquished all parental rights after a long legal battle.

Pregnant women can hold life-size models of their unborn babies thanks to an invention that converts data from ultrasound and MRI scans.
Jorge Lopes, a Brazilian designer, uses 3-D printing technology to create the plaster models.

A Canadian woman who gave birth in a Walmart toilet and left the newborn there has been found not guilty of abandoning the child.
Justice Neil Gabrielson ruled the Crown did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that April Halkett, 22, had planned to leave the newborn behind, according to the Canadian Press.

A British woman has made medical history by giving birth to twins only 10 seconds apart.
Sophie and Nicole Down were delivered by Caesarian section, according to The Sun newspaper.

Babies born to teenage mothers are more likely to die in the early weeks of life than those of older women, a major report has found.
The latest figures from the British enquiry into maternal and child health (Cemach) show that women under the age of 20 “have a significantly higher rate of neonatal death” (at [...]

Chemicals in shower curtains, vinyl flooring and children’s toys could increase the risk of having a baby with a low birth weight, scientists say.
A study has shown a link between phthalates - common chemicals used to soften plastics - and the health of newborns.

Babies born at 37 or 38 weeks are considered to be full term, but new research suggests they have slightly lower IQs than those who arrive after 40 weeks.
The research suggested babies born at 37 or 38 weeks also had a slightly higher chance of dying in early infancy.

A British woman who had two stomach operations to slim down from 34 stone is celebrating the birth of the baby she thought she would never have.
Zoe Bolderson shed 14st after she was told her weight would make it difficult for her to conceive, the Daily Mirror reported.