One night a heavenly spirit appeared before the barren woman and told her that she would soon give birth to a son. |
The midwife said jokingly they were quite short-staffed so they were glad I didn't give birth in the hospital. |
The gestation period is one full year for manatees, and cows give birth only once every 3 to 5 years. |
Every spring, female lemon sharks return to give birth in the shallow waters of a lagoon edged by a mangrove swamp. |
Mrs Mason said the use of alternative therapies such as acupressure offered women more options in how they wanted to give birth. |
Mammals are warm-blooded, furry, have erect stance, give birth to live young and care for them, and replace their teeth only once. |