After giving birth, the female brain starts to increase in size whatever the story about its reduction. In fact, the grey matter of the brain begins to grow in volume shortly after a woman gives birth. Full story

This woman was allergic to her own pregnancy and now she has a healthy son. The 26-year-old English woman Andrea McEwan was afraid she would die during pregnancy. Full story

Quite a number of people had something to remember the much-talked-of date of 10/10/10 by, but there’s one little girl in Kingstanding, Birmingham, who marked not only the day, but also the time. Full story

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to British scientist Robert Edwards for the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The prize amount this year is 10 million Swedish kronor (about one million euros). The award ceremony will be held in Stockholm on December 10, the day of death of its founder - Alfred Nobel. Full story

Dads most often want sons while mums - daughters. It turns out that the baby’s gender has a direct impact on the chances of a divorce. And it is better for wives to start with boys. Full story

Reproductive technologies have a significant impact on the sex ratio of newborns. Employees of the University of New South Wales came to these conclusions after studying data on more than 13 thousand births of those that resorted to artificial insemination of women. Full story

A safe place for your baby to step back and forth, music and lightning every time the little music-maker steps on the keys, a set of toys for entertainment and development – that all is embodied in Step ‘n Play Piano concept. Full story

TheBabyWebsite that carried out a study of 3,000 parents with an aim of distinguishing between a modern mom’s and dad’s duties, found that while fathers play with their children outdoors and fix their toys, mothers are mostly stuck with the household chores like washing, ironing and cooking – making it a little unjust in terms of sharing fun and toil. Full story

A recent study from BabyDam has gotten the budget for your baby’s first year pat for you - it will come to £5,000 and more. Adding the cost of nappies, the decoration of the nursery, baby furniture and food researchers came up with a total of £5,213.25 parents have to put on the line to see their baby through to the first birthday. Full story

A September poll of parents revealed that the average British family stumps up around £1,000 while it packs the child off to school. Full story

It’s dead easy to tell the twins Marcia and Millie Briggs apart… Much more difficult to make people believe they are relatives, let alone sisters! Full story

Hamburg designer Martin Kittsteiner says he hit upon the idea of thinking up soft toys suffering from various psychiatric problems when he and his girlfriend were having fun over the facial expressions of some teddy bears. Full story

The old hoary homework excuse “my dog chewed up my homework” can still be heard in the classroom - although there can hardly be found a teacher who believes it - but it is being pushed around by new-day tech-laden excuses that are gaining popularity. Full story

A survey of 3,000 parents revealed a distinct correlation between the child’s name and his or her behavioral problems… although most of the parents are inclined to shrug it off. Full story

Researchers inform that the average mother’s routine work comprises duties of 23 professions from all walks of life. Full story

If you liked transformers in your childhood you can play the same kind of game with adult gadgets that are eco-friendly and twice useful for you and your kid. Full story

A recent study of 3,000 parents revealed that each summer is riddled with 84 bickers plaguing a family. Two arguments breaking out every day add up to 14 per week and 84 during the sex-week holiday. Full story

Neither Transformers nor Barbie is still able to make a dint in the universal popularity of LEGO. This is everybody’s favorite that came on top of the poll meant to name the best-loved toy in the world. Full story

Nintendo Wii is what comes uppermost in the minds of our children now when they hear the word game. Former playground hits like hopscotch and conkers cut no ice with the present-day youngsters, many of whom don’t even know the names of their parents’ favorite outdoor games (10% of children believing hopscotch is the brand name of a drink). Full story

A predominant opinion has it that women who experienced a miscarriage shouldn’t try to conceive again until after some time has passed. Full story

The famous transgender man Thomas Beatie, who marked a new epoch back in 2008 when he gave birth to a baby, doesn’t mean to stop! And now he gave birth to his third baby for the past two years! Full story

During the past ten years fanciful British parents ran up quite a list of highly uncommon names they gave their children, sometimes borrowing words from the worlds of cars or fashion to use them as names! Full story

The syringe, this long-time symbol of medical profession, can become obsolete as a new vaccination method - skin patch - is on the way. A study devoted to the new invention appeared in Nature Medicine, describing skin patch as a less painful and more effective development. Full story

The Danish company Iiamo has developed Iiamo Go – the only eco-friendly baby bottle that heats 170 ml of milk up to the recommended temperature of 37°C in four minutes without electricity. Full story

British black family gave birth to a baby girl with white skin, blue eyes and fair hair. Doctors say that the newly born is not an albino. The family had three children who, like their parents, have black skin. Full story