Mak Picks: 10 Top Stories of the Week

Here’s a look at the posts this week that have warmed our hearts, tickled our funny bones and gave us insights into new technologies involving mummy, baby and everything in between.

 
Supercar Built With Toddlers in MindYou can’t imagine letting your kid drive anything other than his toy car, but there’s a new sports car in town for little feet. It even comes with the feature of a touchscreen control panel.Read more: Clean Technica
 
Baby Milk With Far-fetched Claims SlammedHong Kong’s health ministry is now scrutinizing baby formula that don’t come under regular food guidelines, some even claiming that their milk produces musical prodigies.Read more: Quartz 
 
Breastfeeding Is Allowed, Says The PopePope Francis told mothers in the Sistine Chapel during a baptism, that breastfeeding is allowed. “Mothers should feel free to feed their children if they cried or were hungry” he said.Read more: Reuters
 
Zooey Deschanel Is PreggersThe New Girl star is following in the footsteps of sister Emily Deschanel who is expecting as well, as she celebrates her first pregnancy with boyfriend Jacob Pechenik.Read more: TIME
 
Keira Knightley’s Dressy Bump On The Red CarpetThe actress appeared on the Golden Globes red carpet in a Chanel dress and her best accessory was her bump showing through the prints of butterflies and bugs.Read more: US Magazine
 
Kelly Clarkson’s Baby Dances To Mama’s New SongThe first Idol champ released an Instagram video with her baby girl River Rose cheerfully bopping along to a snippet of her new single “Heartbeat Song”.Read more: Refinery 29
 
Man Helps Deliver Own Baby On Icy RoadsA husband assisted his wife who went into labour when they could not make it to the hospital in time, amidst icy weather in Thornton, Colorado.Read more: Wunderground
 
Haiti Quake Victim Baby: See Her NowThe gutsy four-month old who was buried beneath the Haiti quake rubble in 2010 had survived, and now she has blossomed into a beautiful, healthy 5 year old.
Read more: CNN
 
Blood Sugar In Control Before ConceivingCouples planning to get pregnant should bear in mind that blood sugar levels play a key role in ensuring that both mom and baby do not encounter any complications.Read more: WWLP
 
Ebola Treatment Centre For Mums OpenedPregnant women who are Ebola-stricken in the area of Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, were given medical attention by Medecins Sans Frontieres, a charity clinic.Read more: BBC

Text by Anna Lee.

Image Credits: US Magazine, E! Online, Smart Planet, Step By Step, Clean Technica, Quartz, Reuters, CNN, BBC.

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