Birth articles
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‘I felt myself split into before and after’: how giving birth triggered a life-changing illness
Having a baby led to an unexpected disease and then surgery that altered Lauren Bensted’s body for ever. She talks about the pain she felt in being separated from her newborn, and her journey to learn to accept her new life“We’re going to have to disconnect you,” says the man at my bedside. Since I was hospitalised a fortnight ago, this man and his team have been trying to save my colon, a 5ft-long tangle of ulcers and inflammation. The speed and scale of my colon’s fury has fascinated doctors....
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Nicole Kidman on making 'Birth' and why she chooses films that aren't a 'soothing bath'
By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder. Except the masterful sequence I'm contemplating isn't the one from the ubiquitous AMC Theatres ad that has been worshiped and parodied the last three years, but in Jonathan Glazer's 2004 film "Birth." In addition to ecstasy, Kidman's expression also conveys shock and anguish and, finally, acceptance of the impossible. All in two minutes. Here's how it plays:...
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Triple play: Harper on paternity list for birth of third child
The Philadelphia Phillies placed perennial All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper on the paternity list Monday.