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Woman in Tokyo gives birth onboard one of Japan’s busiest train lines

Baby arrives just before start of rush hour.

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New mother welcomes twins into the world.

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This luxurious maternity hospital makes us want to have all the babies in Japan

This maternity hospital makes having a baby in Japan look like a trip to Tokyo Disneyland.

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6 surprising things about having a baby in Japan

No pain relief, umbilical cord keepsakes, modesty curtains and a sushi free-for-all – what’s it really like to have a baby in Japan?

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Doctors puzzled by Indonesian woman who claims to have given birth to a gecko

Since the end of May a special investigative team was dispatched to Oenunto Village in Indonesia at the request of the Chief Medical Officer of nearby Kupang City. Their mission was to figure out what really happened after hearing about a woman who gave birth to her third child: a healthy, bouncing baby gecko.

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