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Nicola Roberts, the pop star of Girls Aloud, announced on Instagram that she’s welcomed her first child—a healthy baby girl born about two weeks ago at 38 weeks, weighing 6.5 pounds. The couple, engaged to Mitch Hahn, had announced the pregnancy last Christmas and note that a 22-week surgery helped prevent an early birth; the baby’s name has not been shared.
A Delta Air Lines passenger gave birth to a baby girl aboard a flight into Portland, Oregon, with on-board paramedics assisting as the plane landed on April 24, 2026; the newborn Brielle Renee Blair and her mother Ashley Blair were reported to be doing well.
A Delta flight from Atlanta to Portland delivered a baby about 30 minutes before landing, with a doctor and two nurses on board assisting and crew improvising supplies; mom and newborn arrived in stable condition at Portland International Airport.
Loie Hollowell’s Overview Effect at Pace Gallery London pairs large twin-circle canvases with pastel drawings to explore birth, abortion, pregnancy and breastfeeding through a cosmic, abstract lens inspired by her own experiences. The works fuse bodily imagery with outward, planetary forms—reflecting a developmental arc from her first birth’s diagrammatic representations to a more internal, space-inspired approach. Influences range from Louise Bourgeois and O’Keeffe to home-birth photos and Ina May Gaskin, and Hollowell discusses how shifting reception and female curators have allowed her to speak more openly about abortion and sexuality. The show, timely with Artemis II, situates the body within abstract art and questions market-driven pigeonholing, running at Pace Gallery, London, through May.
A mixed celebrity-news round-up includes Mindy Cohn revealing a cancer recurrence; Nadia Farès dies at 57 after being found unresponsive in a Paris pool; reports of Cher’s supposed teenage granddaughter; a fatal fall on Zion’s Angels Landing; Nathalie Baye’s death from Lewy body dementia; and notable life events such as Justin Theroux welcoming his first child, among other entertainment updates.
Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom announced the birth of their first child, a baby boy, on Instagram with a black-and-white photo and have not shared the baby's name. The couple, who wed in 2025 after meeting in 2022 through mutual friends, previously teased the pregnancy when Nicole appeared with a baby bump at the Fallout premiere in December 2025. Theroux is also set to appear in The Devil Wears Prada 2, due May 1.
Researchers captured the first recorded birth of a sperm whale, showing a coordinated group response as multiple females surround and assist the mother and newborn, suggesting a shared social role within the pod and challenging previous notions of whale individuality; the findings, published in Science based on long-term CETI observations, imply complex intelligence and cultural transmission in whale societies.
Researchers filming off Dominica captured a rare birth of a sperm whale in which surrounding females—related and unrelated—cooperated to support the laboring mother and calf, a first documented instance of birth assistance in non-primates, with vocal changes suggesting coordinated care.
Scientists documented one of the most detailed wild observations of a sperm whale birth, revealing cooperative female behavior as they protect the newborn calf and help it reach water safety, with observations tied to Project CETI.
A Finnish twin study of almost 15,000 women found that having about two to three children is associated with the slowest aging and longest life, while having far more (around 6.8) or not having children is linked to higher mortality and faster biological aging; age at childbirth also matters, with earlier births tied to faster aging. The findings show associations, not causation, and researchers caution against changing personal reproductive plans based on this study, noting that many factors influence aging and lifespan.
Researchers say bowel cancer in people under 50 is rising sharply and may be driven by early-life gut bacteria and environmental exposures, including an E. coli strain that produces a genotoxin; diet, obesity, birth practices (like cesarean delivery), antibiotics, and other factors are being studied to explain the trend and inform prevention.
Aurora Health Care announced the birth of the first baby of 2026 at Aurora West Allis Medical Center, a girl named Alana Rubí, weighing 9 lbs. 5 oz. and born at 5:02 a.m., with more births expected across Wisconsin's Aurora hospitals.
A parent reflects on the profound grief of losing their son Finny, the challenges with NHS care, and the joy of welcoming his sister Elsie, highlighting the coexistence of sorrow and happiness in their journey of healing and remembrance.
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt have welcomed their first child, a girl named Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, born on December 12, 2025, with Hewitt expressing overwhelming love and gratitude.
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt welcomed their daughter Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson on December 12, sharing their joy on Instagram, with the baby's name honoring Davidson's father who died in 9/11.