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The first remains found was a skull with its mouth wide open like a man who had screamed to death. Recent decades have recorded many excavations of ancient tombs in Shaanxi province, China – which was once the capital of many feudal dynasties. Thanks to the artifacts in the ancient tombs, the country’s history experts can connect the 5,000-year history of an entire nation. Going back to Shaanxi province, in this province’s Fengxiang district there is a small village with a very strange piece of land. This land does not have a single plant growing, although around it, crops or…

When did you first experience maternal feelings? Was it the first time you held your child in your arms? or learning you were going to grow your family by one more member? Here are eight moving images depicting the exact moment you realized you were a mother for the first time—pictures taken as they experienced that overwhelming, unexplainable feeling of motherhood for the first time. When they put both of my twins on my chest When they put both of my twins on my chest! ??After five years of infertility, an e.ctopic pregnancy, t.raumatic labour and birth, I was so…

Even before birth, mothers and their children have a connection. After all those months, a sometimes difficult but ultimately fulfilling relationship began. Because they provide the fundamental essentials (such as food, drink, shelter, and sleep) and develop a strong relationship with their young kid, mothers play a crucial role in the mental health of their children. The emotional connection that forms between a baby and its mother is known as attachment. When your kid is born, you immediately have a strong and joyful attachment to them. However, that holiness has been lost for this woman. Indivi. duals with impairments have…

The two ancient obsidian flakes recovered from a now submerged archaeological site beneath Lake Huron represent the oldest and farthest east confirmed occurrence of western obsidian in the continental United States. A scuba diver near a submerged hunting structure at the bottom of Lake Huron. Image credit: O’Shea et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250840. Obsidian, or volcanic glass, is a prized raw material for knappers, both ancient and modern, with its lustrous appearance, predictable flaking, and resulting razor-sharp edges. As such, it was used and traded widely throughout much of human history. Obsidian from the Rocky Mountains and the West was an exotic…

As a society, we collectively stopped learning what the process of labor and delivery looks like, now that it’s no longer happening in the room or hut next door. Our culture doesn’t always appreciate beautiful, transformational work that brings babies into the world. But maybe – just maybe! – getting an inside look through birth photography could change that. Birth photography is an incredibly intimate and powerful art form. To honor this work and the families who choose to document and share these vulnerᴀble moments, the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers holds an annual photo contest. These photos capture…

Chances of having a twin pregnancy are increased by maternal age (30+). Fraternal twinning is genetically predisposed and the result of a woman releasing more than one egg at the same time. Identical twins are the result of a random split of a single egg and cannot be genetically predisposed. Male twins will not have twins unless their wives have the ability to produce two eggs. Identical twins share the same DNA but do not have the same fingerprints. 1 in 250 pregnancies can result in identical twins. 22 % percent of twins are left-handed compared to 10% in singletons.…

Oh, the wonderful world of twins! One baby is a blast. Two babies are a party. Honestly, could you imagine what it must be like growing up in the womb together? It’s even said that twins form an intrauterine bond and often reach out to each other while in your tummy. How magical!  If you find yourself expecting multiples, these fun facts about twins are sure to get you excited. 1. You Can Tell Twins Apart By Checking Out Their Bellybuttons This happens to be one of my favorite fun facts about twins. Who knew their little bellybutton would be…

The mother already had 14 sons and adored them, but she always wanted a little girl, and now her dream is finally coming true. Kateri Schwandt and her husband, Jay Schwandt, fell in love in high school. They finally got married in 1993 and started a family. The couple from Michigan already had three sons during university, but they had no idea how big their family would be. In their almost 3 decades of marriage, they had a total of 14 sons: Tyler, Zach, Drew, Brandon, Tommy, Vinny, Calvan, Gabe, Wesley, Charlie, Luke, Tucker, Francisco, and Finley. The parents adored…

A father’s love for their child can take many forms. He even wore a pink ballet tutu for an adorable photoshoot. Casey Fields and his 1-year-old daughter, Lyla, suited up in matching tutus to have professional portraits shot by Texas photographer Jenn Floyd. They wore the pink tulle skirts for the occasion, and Lyla wore a flower crown while her father accessorized with a snapback hat. Casey manicured his daughter’s nails, drew in a Minnie Mouse coloring book, and gave her loving cuddles as the camera clicked away. The adorable photos were shared on Facebook by the photographer, Jenn Floyd, and the…

A baby’s cry resounded in a small American island town after a long time. The first baby in 93 years was born on Little Cranberry Island, Maine, USA. For the first childbirth in the 21st century, the village is truly festive. On the 27th of last month, the cry of a baby was heard from Little Cranberry Island. Azalea Belle Gray was the sixth child born to Aaron Gray and Erin Fernald Gray. Little Cranberry Island is one of the five large and small islands that make up the main island city of Cranberry. Warren Fernald, the baby’s great-grandfather, who…

Erin Boelhower, of Illinois, spent years trying to ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ a child with her husband, Matthew. Over the course of three years, she underwent nine ɪɴ ᴠɪᴛʀᴏ ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (I.V.F) transfers, taking more than 600 ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs in the process. But nothing worked, and Boelhower, now 33, ultimately suffered a string of ᴍɪsᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇs. It was after the fourth ᴍɪsᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ that Boelhower’s best friend, 34-year-old Rachel Checolinski, proposed something extraordinary: She wanted to be the couple’s surrogate. “I had been there through all of Erin’s ɪɴꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs, I cried with her when she lost each one of her babies,” Checolinski told SWNS. “I would…

Kansas-based photographer Tammy Karin never passes up an opportunity to capture a water birth. “The mother has this warm, protective barrier around her in which to bring her baby into the world,” Karin explains. “She can receive help if wanted or needed, but it’s almost like this wonderful force field that lends itself to this more hands-off environment.” Karin, a mom of three herself, adds that “the water birth stories that I have been honored to document have resolved with the most gentle entrances into the world for the baby. From the warmth of his mother to the heated waters,…

Birth photographer Laura Fifield has documented several births of rainbow babies and says they are all special. However, in an emotional photo shoot, he took a photo that stands out and will make you shudder. “After ʟᴏsɪɴɢ her third child due to ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, Lila and her husband Tim were very sad. When she became pregnant again after the ʟᴏss, they were both anxious about that pregnancy.” A year later, however, she was holding in her hands the most valuable gift of all! She writes that she gained an amazing appreciation for the delicacy of both pregnancy and her own life. On Dec. 30, 2016,…

A mother and the woman who surrogated her baby have shared an emotional moment. They shared a photo taken moments after the birth of the baby on their social networks. In the touching image, the little one appears on his mother’s lap but is still connected by the ᴜᴍʙɪʟɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴅ to the woman who was his surrogate. The two women are holding hands. In the photo, each of the women is supported by their partners, and the mother cries as she finally holds her child in her arms. The case took place in the United States. And when revealing this…

Wyley Simpson, 28, says he ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇᴅ a lot of ʀɪᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴇ as a pregnant man before giving birth to his son Rowan. Wyley Simpson, of San Antonio, Texas, had already started his ᴛʀᴀɴsɪᴛɪᴏɴ from Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʟᴇ when he ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ news. He was pregnant. He was “ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜs” ᴀɴᴅ “sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ” over the news as he and his fiancé, Stephan Gaeth, also 28, were not prepared to become parents. The couple considered placing the child for ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, but ultimately chose to grow their family. Simpson decided he would endure any public ʀɪᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴇ during the pregnancy because “it would be worth it” in…

Paleontologists have discovered an arthropod that looks like it came out of a sci-fi movie from an intact fossil in Canada. According to a description in the journal Paleontology, the creature named Tomlinsonus Dimitri lived during the Ordovician period about 450 million years ago, belonging to a completely new species in the group of prehistoric arthropods Marrellomorph. Simulation of the newly discovered species Tomlinsonus Dimitri. Photo: Royal Ontario Museum Tomlinson Dimitri is only 6 cm long and can fit in the palm of a human hand. It has an ornate head shield with two curved horns covered with feather-like spikes.…

When Catherine Cook prepared to deliver her third child, she invited her 10-year-old daughter, Kayla, to be present at the birth and catch the baby. The big sister happily agreed, leading to an emotional experience that Splechta photographed. In the first momҽnts when Kayla caught her baby sister ― while the midwife, Laurie Gibbons, was making sure the baby was handed safely from big sister Kayla’s hands to mom’s hands ― everyone’s hearts were very full. “It was the sweetest moment that took my breath away, seeing such pure love between sisters meeting for the first time.” The photographer shared…

King Qin Shi Huang sent troops to prepare to go to the grave to rob the treasure, but failed because he could not find the entrance, so he had to return regretfully in the end. China has an ancient profession, which is grave theft. Because vassal emperors and nobles in historical dynasties liked to bury precious things with them in their graves, making tomb theft one of the fastest ways to get rich at that time. Jiangsu has an ancient underwater tomb built more than 2,500 years ago, it is said that there are more than 3,000 treasured swords hidden…

These powerful photos show the remarkable strength of mothers and the intimate moment a new life is ushered into this world. It’s about more than preserving a moment in time for family keepsakes. Birth photography uses art to capture a miracle. Photography is a popular way to capture and document birth, but mother and artist Amanda Greavette found another medium to illustrate the unique experience. For a series called “The Birth Project,” Greavette creates stunning pictures of pregnant women, often during labor or bonding with their newborn babies. She shared: “After having my second child, I was drawn to the…

When something goes wrong in the delivery room, we instinctively focus on the family who is left behind. Their grief is often so all-encompassing, so raw and painful, that focusing on anything else feels disrespectful. However, as a doctor posted on Facebook alongside a series of heartbreaking images of a mother who died while giving birth, there are others who feel that intense grief. He wrote, “Today is the saddest day of my life.”. As a doctor, I’ve worked with a lot of pregnant women, and whenever I’m in the delivery room, I pray to God to protect and bless…

Looks scary from the outside, this mushroom shaped like a zombie hand also carries a deadly toxin. Just hearing the name “Deadman’s Finger Mushroom” is enough to make people fall off. This fungus is about 3-10 cm high, 2.5 cm in diameter, hard body, round head and usually grows in spring in decaying trees. In particular, its peculiar shape reminds us of the moldy black fingers, losing all life of the zombies in the grave. Its peculiar appearance reminds us of the ghastly fingers of a zombie in the grave. This mushroom is about 3-10 cm tall, 2.5 cm in…

Right at the time of delivery, the mother discovered that the ultrasound result was wrong A mother in North Carolina, United States, received a pleasant surprise when her baby was born. When she learned that she was pregnant again, Nancy Ray hoped it was a boy. After all, she and her husband already had two daughters. Beforehand, the couple opted for an ultrasound exam. “My husband especially wanted to have some time to process if it was our third girl,” explained Nancy in an interview with the Little Things website. According to the mother, the result of the examination was…

John Wilhelm. He was born in 1970 in Winterthur, Switzerland, where he still lives together with his wife, three girls, one son, and lots of camera equipment. Photography was always important in his life. His father was an enthusiastic hobby photographer and so I grew up in an environment of cameras, magazines, lenses, self-made camera baggage, and darkrooms. The importance of photography changed into joy when he was holding his first digital camera in his hands. The fire was sparked and a long journey began — a journey through lots of camera systems, techniques, experiences, and finally software products. February…

Birth photography is a highly specialized field and the choice to have the experience documented is an intensely personal decision. It involves the birth process, the environment, the parents, and those in attendance. Birth photography encompasses the tears of joy, the wonder of bringing a new life into the world, and celebrates family. The photographers who specialize in the field use their art to tell the story of birth. The winners of the 2017 contest have been announced. The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers chooses the best photos which depict the struggle of mothers in giving birth to their…