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Spanish fertility doctors behind world's first 'three-person' baby
A team of Greek and Spanish doctors announced Thursday the birth of a baby using DNA from three people after a controversial fertility treatment that has provoked intense ethical debate
Father of 11-year-old girl's baby is her brother
The father of a baby born to an 11-year-old girl in a hospital in Murcia on Friday is reportedly her 14-year-old brother.
11-year-old gives birth in Murcia hospital
An 11-year-old has given birth to a healthy baby at a hospital in Murcia after being admitted to hospital with ‘stomach pains’.
Baby milk products pulled in Spain amid Salmonella fears
Milk products from the French group Lactalis have been pulled from supermarket shelves in Spain amid fears that a Salmonella bacteria has spread from France.
Spanish researchers awarded 'funny Nobel' for discovery that babies 'sing and dance' in womb
Researchers from Spain were among the 2017 recipients of the Ig Nobel peace prize for discovering that babies sing and dance in the womb when sound is piped in through “a musical tampon”
Spanish mother crushed to death by hospital lift doors minutes after giving birth
A Spanish woman died at a hospital in Seville when she became caught in lift doors as she was being stretchered to the recovery room after giving birth.
Marbella thief abandons sports car stolen with baby in back seat
A car thief obviously took on more than he bargained for when he discovered that there was a sleeping baby in the back seat of stolen Porsche – and quickly dumped it.
64-year-old woman gives birth to twins in Spain
A Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy twins at a hospital in Burgos after undergoing fertility treatment in the USA.
The perks and quirks of having a baby in Spain
Being an expat new mother comes along with a whole host of new challenges and cultural conventions to get used to. Here are 10 things you should know.
Dying Spanish town offers cash incentive for new babies
A village in Castilla y León is offering a cash incentive of €300 to residents who adopt or give birth to a child in a bid to reverse the decline of the town and encourage young families to stay.
Spain approves equal parental leave for fathers
Fathers will now be allowed the same parental leave as new mothers, under measures agreed by Spain’s parliament.
Baby born on roadside dies in same spot two weeks later
A baby has died in a car accident on the same stretch of road where it was born only 16 days earlier in Spain.
Spanish fathers demand legal right to equal parental leave
A group of Spanish families has launched a legal bid calling for Spain to allow fathers and mothers the same amount of parental leave.
Picasso Museum overturns 'art risk' breastfeeding ban
A mother who started to breastfeed while viewing an exhibit at the Picasso Museum in Málaga was asked to leave the gallery, prompting a chorus of complaints.
US military wife in naked rage after stabbing baby in Spain
The wife of a US military man was discovered walking naked around the southern town of Utrera shouting "kill, kill, kill" in English.
Podemos MPs forced to sit at the back... and they're furious
Spain's new anti-austerity party has expressed outrage after their MPs were allocated the back seats in parliament.
Olé? Bullfighter takes five-month-old baby into the ring
One of Spain's most celebrated bullfighters has come under fire after posting a photograph of himself fighting a bull while holding his infant daughter.
Spain: Baby contracts scurvy after vegan almond milk diet
An eleven month-old baby in Spain has been diagnosed with scurvy after it was fed on almond milk alone.
Younger, scruffier, and with a babe in arms: This is Spain's new elite
Spain's lower house was filled with new faces at the opening session of Spain’s new parliament following last month’s inconclusive general election - and the star of the show was still in nappies.
'I thought it was a trapped kitten': Woman finds baby dumped in bin
A woman in southern Spain was stunned to discover a newborn baby abandoned in the bottom of a dumpster as she walked home from church.
Mother 'sacrifices' baby on chapel altar in Spain
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday in central Spain after killing her baby at the altar in a chapel, the police said.
Mum jailed for throwing newborn out of window
A Spanish woman who threw her newborn baby out of a window has been sentenced to four years in jail after a court found her guilty of attempted murder.
Baby 'Goku' is first in Spain named after anime
A baby born in July has become the first in Spanish history to be named and baptized 'Goku', a moniker inspired by the cult anime series Dragon Ball.