She gave birth to Thomas -- or Tiggy, as his parents call him -- at a hospital in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

In 1863, Isabella gave birth to a son, Jackie, who died two years later.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

When a baby's head is stuck in the birth canal for an extended period of time, it cuts off the blood supply to the woman's surrounding organs.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people,for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

VOA: special.2009.11.12

He scored a goal while representing the nation of his birth in the Central American championships.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Determining Muse's true age is difficult because birth certificates are rare in Somalia,a country which has not had a functioning government for nearly two decades.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

And every minute and a half, another mother dies giving birth somewhere in the world.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

In the Paris suburb of Bobigny, a plaque was unveiled honoring his 1959 birth there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Almost half of the women living in 68 countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia give birth without a midwife, doctor or a skilled birth attendant.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Six weeks after the baby's birth, a mother,who is enrolled in the treatment program, has to bring her baby to the clinic for injections against childhood illnesses, such as measles and polio.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine conducted a study that shows that by training local birth attendants in a method promoted by the World Health Organization, the number of still births was reduced by about 30 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11