Germany has had a dwindling birth rate for years, but 2012 saw a rare increase in the number of babies being born, official statistics released on Thursday showed. Deaths still outweigh births, though.
Germany's "baby hatches", where women can safely leave their unwanted newborn, have come under fire as the government pushes a new law to guarantee a child the right to eventually know its mother's identity.
A German couple who snatched a Czech baby from her pram in front of her mother's eyes and stole her across a border, have been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Nearly every third baby in Germany is born via Caesarian section, giving the country one of the highest rates in Europe for C-sections, <i>Focus</i> magazine reported on Sunday.
The GĂĽnthers and Gudruns of Germany seem to be falling further out of favour with new parents: A survey released Friday of the most popular baby names in 2012 put both "Mia" and "Ben" at the top of the list for the second year running.
A young man hears his doorbell late at night and finds a newborn baby on his doorstep – this not the start of a third-rate Hollywood comedy, it happened in Germany on Wednesday.
An unborn baby girl gave her German mother such a sharp kick in the belly that the woman lost control of her car, left the road and crashed, writing off the vehicle.
Police are questioning a woman after the bodies of three babies were found in cooler boxes stored in the cellar and a garage at her home in western Germany.
Childcare services and charities do not know what happens to at least 20 percent of babies that are handed in to them anonymously, a recent study has found.
An intensive care unit for premature babies in Bremen was closed on Wednesday and its manager suspended indefinitely after two babies died of blood poisoning following a string of fatalities from hygiene problems.
German scientists have used a special “eye-tracker” to prove that babies are aware of their environment and are able to do things intentionally earlier than was previously believed.
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she tackles immunisations and baby pharmaceuticals.
The first baby to be born in Germany after her embryo was tested for genetic diseases using the controversial PID screening technique saw the light of day on Friday – a healthy girl.
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she outfits her baby the German way.
Three babies born prematurely died within a span of two days at a children's hospital in the central western city of Siegen. The hospital's administrator said she was "shocked" by the cases.
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she discovers how nudity supposedly helps baby development.
The birthrate in Germany climbed last year to its highest in more than two decades, but the number of children being born in the country per woman remains one of the lowest in Europe.
The youngest surviving premature baby in Europe and possibly the world, was released from a German hospital on Wednesday and sent home with her parents after more than four months in an incubator.
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder is in the family way, she confirmed Wednesday, admitting she and her husband will now face the same challenge as many other couples – balancing career and parenthood.
