Category: Infants

BENTON – A baby has been saved in Arkansas via the first surrender at a Safe Haven Baby Box in Benton, Arkansas Right to Life Executive Director Rose Mimms announced May 28.   On Sunday, May 24, at approximately 5:01 p.m. a newborn infant was placed in the Safe Haven Baby Box located at Benton Fire …

By Dave Andrusko When a baby is born weighing barely a pound—and 14 weeks premature—it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that doctors at Cook Children’s Hospital in Texas were not optimistic he would survive his first week. But Karter King was not your ordinary preemie. WFAA announced the happy news that on May 13, the …

A mother, who refused to abort her unborn child, despite advice from doctors, has hailed her baby son a “miracle,” after he defied the odds and survived. By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Mother, Sami Jo Quinn, from North Wales, was told by doctors to abort her unborn baby, after a 14 …

By Texas Right to Life Elouise Simpson’s parents were told to end her life in abortion. Today she is alive and well—and even walking! Elouise was diagnosed before birth with spina bifida, a neural tube defect that can result in a wide range of physical disabilities and developmental delays. Doctors advised Elouise’s parents, Bethan and …

By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children A premature baby girl from Scotland has recovered after contracting COVID-19, making her the country’s youngest COVID-19 patient. Her mum has described her as “the most precious person in the world.” Baby Peyton Maguire was born prematurely on March 26th in Lanarkshire, weighing just over 3lb. Peyton …

Mother, Bethan Simpson, has said that her daughter’s future is as “bright as any baby’s” By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Baby Elouise Simpson had open foetal repair surgery in 2019, after being diagnosed with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a condition which occurs when the spinal column and cord are not …

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This ran just this past Monday, but the response was so overwhelming, I thought it made sense to repost for those who haven’t read it yet. When Angela Primachenko told Sheinelle Jones on the TODAY show this morning,” I feel like I’m a miracle walking,” she was not exaggerating. Consider…. …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It was one of those Facebook posts which breaks your heart. A young mother who had just given birth to twins found out that one of her newborn baby boys was in medical trouble.  He was flown to a distant children’s hospital where he could receive …

By Texas Right to Life Last week, Chantel Gatica-Haynes posted about her daughter Sierra’s story.  Sierra was born with Trisomy 18 and a congenital heart defect.  “Every decision for Sierra has been made with the goal of improving her quality of life,” Gatica-Haynes said.  “When she was born, I was ready to let her go, …

By Dave Andrusko A story that appeared in the New Scientist today headlined “Coronavirus: What we know so far about risks to pregnancy and babies” concludes that while we are still in the early stages of research, the severe covid-19 virus  “doesn’t seem to pass to fetuses.” The basis for Jessica Hamzelou’s encouraging post was …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It was one of those Facebook posts which breaks your heart. A young mother who had just given birth to twins found out that one of her newborn baby boys was in medical trouble.  He was flown to a distant children’s hospital where he could receive …

 By Texas Right to Life To casual observers, 9-month-old Matteo DiMartino looks like a normal, happy baby meeting all his milestones and being showered with love from his parents.  However, just last year his parents were unsure if their son would live past birth, let alone to almost a year. Newsday reports [https://www.newsday.com/news/health/baby-rare-cyst-surgery-1.41109131] that at …