Kathy Rowan via People / Facebook screen shot Man Hears Distressed Bird Call, Climbs Into Storm Drain to Save Baby Ducklings Stuck Inside The mother duck stood at a safe distance, and once she had a few of her babies gathered around her, she started to calm down. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 4, 2021
Ruby Gold / Flickr China Forced to Relax Birth Restriction as Aging Population Presents Nightmare 'From the trend of population development in recent years, the population growth will continue to slow in the future.' By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
Sarah Sunshine / Facebook Traumatized Mother Shares Images of Her Disfigured Baby After Collision with Alleged Drunk Driver Two-year-old Ollie suffered multiple broken bones in his face and limbs and was life-flighted from the scene. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
Bianca Patel / Facebook screen shot 10-Month-Old Baby Pronounced Dead After Being Left Alone with 2 Family Rottweilers: Police After moving the sprinkler, dad Scott Winberry (a law enforcement officer) paused to chat with a neighbor when he heard something going on inside. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
@ZeeNewsEnglish / Twitter screen shot Mom Has Incredibly Awkward Moment After Realizing She Rushed Her Baby to the ER Over a Sticker A British mother got the fright of her life when she saw a 'hole' in her 10-month-old's mouth. Fortunately, the truth was not severe. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
@Arizona_DPS / Twitter Heroic AZ State Troopers Deliver Baby in Car The troopers were helping secure the area when three people approached them to call for an ambulance because a mother inside was in labor. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Sadie Robertson / Facebook 'Duck Dynasty' Star Sadie Robertson Shares First Photos of Newborn Baby Girl Sadie was open about her pregnancy struggles. Not only did she deal with morning sickness, but she got COVID-19 early in her pregnancy. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
@profwicks / Unsplash 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, The Western Journal May 2, 2021
Karam Alani / Unsplash Husky Discovers Abandoned Baby in Bush, Alerts Owner by 'Gently Nudging' Baby Awake 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, The Western Journal May 2, 2021
Portland Tribune / Facebook screen shot 11-Year-Old Girl Wakes to 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, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
Paul Martino Kdka-Tv / Facebook screen shot Officer Sees Frantic Father Driving in Heavy Traffic, 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, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
New Hampshire Union Leader / Facebook screen shot Gender Reveal Party Takes Explosive Turn, Cracks Home Foundations in the Blast People near and far have shared their experiences of the blast, and though no lives were lost, damage was certainly done. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 23, 2021
Tiffany Miller / Facebook COVID Communications Blunder: False Positive Reportedly Keeps Mother from Newborn in Arizona Hospital Tiffany Miller claims that the hospital refused to allow her to see her newborn son due to COVID-19 concerns. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal April 22, 2021
@childrensmn / Twitter Doctors Give Tiny Preemie a 0% Chance to Live, 9 Months Later He's on Track for a 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, The Western Journal April 18, 2021
Zoo Miami / Facebook screen shot 'The Baby Boom Continues' as Zoo Miami Welcomes 54th and 55th Newborn Giraffes Spring has certainly arrived, and the zoo has also announced the birth of a tiger and a rhinoceros as well. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 9, 2021
Oakland County Sheriff's Office / Facebook Sheriff's Deputies Prevent 'Unspeakable Tragedy,' Find 4-Month-Old Baby Left Near Creek Authorities are seeking a warrant to arrest the woman on charges of suspected child abuse, believing drug abuse may have been at work. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
WOFL / Video screen shot Florida Troopers Notice Speeding Vehicle, Help Mother in Labor Deliver Baby on Side of the Road The driver, a male, started waving frantically even as he pulled to the side of the road, and kept flailing even when they came to a stop. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
Little Whiskers Animal Rescue / Facebook screen shot 5 Conjoined Kittens Born in AZ Animal Rescue, 3 Little Lives Still Hang in the Balance The kittens couldn't stay joined together, but the operation would be tedious and dangerous, with no guarantee that any of the five would make it. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Juan Encalada / Unsplash Stop Telling Women They Can 'Have It All': Businesswoman Unable to Mother Children After Freezing Eggs A businesswoman's plan to schedule motherhood around her career did not produce the results she had been expecting. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal April 3, 2021
Corey Bell / Facebook Rapper Returns to Studio, Inspired by Down Syndrome Daughter: 'She's Really Given Me That Purpose Again' A British rapper credited his daughter who was born with Down syndrome as one of his biggest sources of inspiration. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal April 2, 2021
Texas Department of Public Safety / Facebook Border Patrol, Texas Rangers Rescue Infant Dumped Into Rio Grande by Smugglers Is this the 'humane' border policy that Joe Biden promised us when he was running for president? Because it doesn't look like it. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 31, 2021