IRISH couples are “lining up” to avail of surrogacy pregnancies after it emerged that two sets of twins were born to surrogate mothers after fertility treatment at a well-known Dublin clinic.

All eight babies born in what is believed to be only the second case of octuplets surviving more than a few hours are stable and doing well, doctors said today.

A mixed-race couple who had one black and one white twin daughter seven years ago have defied the odds and done it again, it was reported today.

A woman has given birth to her 18th child

An American woman has given birth to her 18th child.

Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man after hormone treatment, has given birth to a baby girl.

A COUPLE who cited the right to life of the unborn amendment to the constitution as grounds for suing for damages for wrongful death of their stillborn baby settled their case yesterday.

DOCTORS in Austria are hailing a medical sensation after a British woman beat odds of one in 200 million and gave birth to identical triplets.

One of the world’s smallest premature babies – who weighed less 10ozs at birth - is finally going home.

Doctors delivered a 14lb girl by Caesarean section at a hospital on Rio De Janeiro’s west side.

Japan’s Princess Kiko has developed complications with her pregnancy and may have to give birth to her third child by Caesarean section, Kyodo News agency reported.

A support group for mothers who undergo Caesarean sections has reportedly claimed that increasing numbers of women are suffering mental health problems as a result of the procedure.

Victoria Beckham and her new born son Romeo were today doing well in hospital.

Liz Hurley will spend the next few days recovering in hospital after giving birth to her baby son Damian by Caesarean section.