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Pregnancy

Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announces maternity leave

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is already the mother of a boy born in July 2024.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is already the mother of a boy born in July 2024.

Actress Natalie Portman pregnant with her third child 

Natalie Portman is expecting a child with her partner, French music producer Tanguy Destable. She shares two children with former husband and choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
Natalie Portman is expecting a child with her partner, French music producer Tanguy Destable. She shares two children with former husband and choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

Actress Park Shin-hye expecting her second child later in 2026

South Korean actress Park Shin-hye recently starred in Undercover Miss Hong (2026), playing financial investigator Hong Keum-bo.  
South Korean actress Park Shin-hye recently starred in Undercover Miss Hong (2026), playing financial investigator Hong Keum-bo.  

Titoudao actress Koe Yeet announces pregnancy: ‘This time it’s real’

Koe Yeet disclosed on social media on March 24 that she is pregnant.
Koe Yeet disclosed on social media on March 24 that she is pregnant.

Georgia woman faces murder charge after taking abortion pill

Alexia Moore was charged with murder after she took abortion medication and gave birth to a premature infant who died within hours.
Alexia Moore was charged with murder after she took abortion medication and gave birth to a premature infant who died within hours.

‘We’re not wombs’: Japan women seek rights to sterilisation

When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself, she rebelled against Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood.
When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself, she rebelled against Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood.

Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, aka Uncle Roger, set to become a father

Nigel Ng disclosed on social media on Feb 20 that his wife Sabrina Ahmed is pregnant.
Nigel Ng disclosed on social media on Feb 20 that his wife Sabrina Ahmed is pregnant.

South Korean celebrity couple Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in expecting their second child

Lee Seung-gi (above) and and Lee Da-in tied the knot on April 7, 2023.
Lee Seung-gi (above) and and Lee Da-in tied the knot on April 7, 2023.

Lonely no more: ‘Britain’s loneliest sheep’ gives birth for the first time

Fiona the sheep welcomed two healthy lambs - a boy and a girl - on the night of Feb 10 at the Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland.
Fiona the sheep welcomed two healthy lambs - a boy and a girl - on the night of Feb 10 at the Dalscone Farm in Dumfries, Scotland.

Over 21,000 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies recorded from 2019 to 2024, Malaysia’s Parliament told

The government will launch a new National Family Policy and National Family Action Plan to strengthen families and promote social stability.
The government will launch a new National Family Policy and National Family Action Plan to strengthen families and promote social stability.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.