Babble Wrap 30.12.08: Woman Gives Birth to Seven Kilo Baby

Woman gives birth to seven kilo baby
A U.S. mother gave birth to a baby so big that it took took two doctors to lift him from her body. Sara Sault’s newborn Richard weighed in at 14 pounds, 2 ounces, making him the biggest baby to be delivered at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center.
AOL

Study: Visiting family warps your brain
Visiting — or even just viewing photos of family members — prompts brain activity that affects how you feel about them, your friends, and even yourself, a new study suggests.

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More labouring women turned away from Blue Mountains hospital
Two women in the late stages of labour were turned away from Blue Mountains Hospital over Christmas because no obstetrician or anaesthetist was available to help them, despite the maternity unit being reopened three months ago offering full birthing services.
SMH

Tom, Katie spend $6000 on wrapping paper
Families may have pulled in their belts this Christmas – but not Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who reportedly spent $6,000 on wrapping paper.

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Virginity pledge no guarantee
File this in the ‘no shit’ category. Teenagers in the United States who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control, a study published yesterday says.

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