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The British royals’ take on birth, Part I
The way the British royal family handles special occasions is interesting, to me anyway, because everything they do has to be examined in advance through history, tradition and protocol. Then the next...
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Princess Diana
Princess Diana, shown here pregnant with Prince William, brought a human touch to the British royal family. Born July 1, 1961, at her childhood home, Park House on the royal family's Sandringham Estate...
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The birth of Prince William
Prince William, set to marry on Friday, was born in the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London on June 21, 1982, more than a week before his due date. He was the first male of the British...
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Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton, the woman of the hour, will marry Great Britain's Prince William tomorrow in a spectacular wedding that has that portion of the world that cares about these things in a perfect tizzy....
View ArticlePrince William, polishing his media skills
This old video of a photo opportunity featuring the 18-month-old Prince William of Great Britain, who was married today with a reported two billion people watching, gives an idea of what his life has...
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is reportedly pregnant
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the first lady of France, reportedly is pregnant. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy The Sarkozys have not confirmed the story, but it moved beyond rumor this week when the president's...
View ArticleLondon flashmob for safety in childbirth
Don't try this at home. From the producers (2008): If you think this is dangerous, try giving birth in poor countries without a midwife, hospital or medicine. This flashmob is one of a series happening...
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Predicting problems in labor
How great would it be to be able to tell in advance whether a particular birth would go smoothly or need intervention! A French team of physicians reported this week at the annual meeting of the...
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Birth Story could hardly ignore the debut of a new PBS series called Call the Midwife, an import from England. I watched the first episode last night, and I expect I'll be a regular viewer. I didn't...
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A lucky pair of scissors
One of the luckier babies of 2012 was little Maddalena Douse of Lewes, East Sussex, England, who was born last summer at the Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton. Maddalena was born at 23 weeks, and...
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