Obstetrics

Most mothers remember that they started paying for their child before they even gave birth to it. They paid for the gynecologist, some specialized tests, nutritional supplements, the private maternity hospital, the midwife. If they had to do IVF, the financial burden was even greater.

Forced marriage, illegal adoption and the exploitation of surrogacy are criminalised

The Vatican has issued a strong condemnation of gender reassignment surgery and surrogacy, labeling them as "serious threats" to human dignity. In a document titled Dignitas Infinita ("Infinite Dignity"), approved by Pope Francis, these practices are equated with abortion and euthanasia, violating what is perceived as God's plan.

A new law in Greece allows same-sex couples to marry but excludes them from future parenthood through surrogate mothers, which could lead to it being challenged in court, according to legal experts.

L.D., aged 32, gave birth to twins by caesarean section in September. The midwives did not place the newborns on her chest, as is customary. There were other arms waiting for them with anxiety, love and emotion, a few floors above. Those of 37-year-old F.P. and her husband. They had been trying to become parents for years but one miscarriage followed another. F.P.

As Zoran Paali pointed out in an interview for Politika, women from all over Serbia - from Subotica to Kosovska Mitrovica - came forward to report the inconveniences they experienced during childbirth.

Ahead of the government's submission of a bill on same-sex marriage to Parliament, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece sent a letter to 300 MPs reiterating its opposition, stressing the damage it will wreak on the institution of the family and children.

Vui pointed out that he is very sorry for everything that happened.
"We can't revive the child, but we can try to make sure it never happens in the future. I saw that all the midwives were very fair and that they mostly confirmed what you said," said Vui.
Marica thanked the president for receiving her.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to announce his government's stance on a long-awaited legislation legalizing same-sex marriage during an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Wednesday.

It's a question on every new parent's exhausted mind: Why are babies born so helpless? In 1960, an American anthropologist laid out an influential explanation rooted in human evolution.