birth

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Fourteen-year-old Eryn, who has been blind since birth, made the three-hour round-trip for a screening of The Magic Faraway Tree, a film adapted from Enid Blyton's book series.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Prof Knight's unit has compared how caesarean birth rates - both planned and emergency - have changed across 42 countries.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

NHS England says "decisions are made by considering individual circumstances and clinical advice to ensure the safest and most appropriate approach for each birth".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"We also need to recognise the potential impact of rising fear among women, families and staff, which may lead more to choose or to recommend caesarean birth," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

There had been nearly seventy years between my father’s death and his birth, but he felt the loss as if it were his own.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman