https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish health officials have confirmed that 17 new born babies have been diagnosed with so-called "werewolf syndrome" after taking contaminated medication. https://www.thelocal.es/20190828/17-babies-in-spain-develop-werewolf-syndrome-after-drugs-mix-up Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:11:44 +0200 17-babies-in-spain-develop-werewolf-syndrome-after-drugs-mix-up New statistics on the number of births in Spain have revealed the exact extent at which the overall population of the country is decreasing. https://www.thelocal.es/20190619/number-of-births-in-spain-plummets-40-percent-in-10-years Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:56:01 +0200 number-of-births-in-spain-plummets-40-percent-in-10-years The most recent data revealing Spain's most popular names suggest a shift away from biblical traditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20190611/these-are-spains-most-popular-baby-names Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:09:10 +0200 these-are-spains-most-popular-baby-names New parents Pablo Iglesias and Irene Montero have issued a public letter thanking everyone who has supported them since the premature birth of their twins and praising the medical staff who cared for the babies. https://www.thelocal.es/20180905/podemos-pair-thank-wellwishers-hospital-and-wet-nurses-for-premature-twins Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:52:00 +0200 podemos-pair-thank-wellwishers-hospital-and-wet-nurses-for-premature-twins The twin sons of Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias and his partner, and party spokesman, Irene Montero were born prematurely on Tuesday at a Madrid hospital. https://www.thelocal.es/20180704/podemos-twins-arrive-three-months-early Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:04:54 +0200 podemos-twins-arrive-three-months-early Spain’s government has created a new post to encourage procreation to counter the nation’s plummeting birth rate. https://www.thelocal.es/20170227/spain-appoints-sex-tsar-to-boost-baby-making-and-reverse-population-decline Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:57:06 +0100 spain-appoints-sex-tsar-to-boost-baby-making-and-reverse-population-decline "I'm the happiest woman in the world," said the 62-year-old Spanish doctor who gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Monday becoming one of the oldest mother’s in the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20161013/spanish-woman-gives-birth-to-miracle-baby-at-62 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:36:06 +0200 spanish-woman-gives-birth-to-miracle-baby-at-62 A baby has been born in Spain with Zika-caused microcephaly, the first to be born in Europe with the condition. https://www.thelocal.es/20160725/zika-virus-baby-in-spain-born-with-symptoms-of-disease Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:53:27 +0200 zika-virus-baby-in-spain-born-with-symptoms-of-disease Spaniards are getting more and more creative with their baby names, opting more for Games of Thrones than Biblical, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20160520/top-baby-names-spanish-parents-depart-from-tradition Fri, 20 May 2016 14:45:09 +0200 top-baby-names-spanish-parents-depart-from-tradition Research shows babies begin to learn language sounds before they're even born. What about babies who hear two languages from birth? Dr Naja Ferjan Ramirez investigates. https://www.thelocal.es/20160504/why-the-baby-brain-can-learn-two-languages-at-the-same-time Wed, 04 May 2016 13:23:06 +0200 why-the-baby-brain-can-learn-two-languages-at-the-same-time The Local speaks to the designer behind Princess Charlotte’s retro look and why it is proving a boon for Spanish clothing sales. https://www.thelocal.es/20160422/spanish-designers-prove-favourite-for-young-british-royals Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:20:50 +0200 spanish-designers-prove-favourite-for-young-british-royals Ciudadanos has proposed that Spain adopt a Swedish-style paternity leave policy that would allow give fathers to equally share time off with mothers after a new born baby. https://www.thelocal.es/20151120/spain-would-adopt-swedish-style-parental-leave-under-ciudadanos Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:15:01 +0100 spain-would-adopt-swedish-style-parental-leave-under-ciudadanos New research in Spain proves that unborn babies can hear and respond to music at just 16 weeks, ten weeks earlier than previously thought, but only if played through a 'musical tampon'. https://www.thelocal.es/20151007/foetus-responds-to-music-at-16-weeks-in-world-first Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:05:31 +0200 foetus-responds-to-music-at-16-weeks-in-world-first A travel agency is encouraging Danish tourists to come to Spain to make a baby...and to get wannabe grandmothers to pay for it. https://www.thelocal.es/20151005/danish-tourists-encouraged-to-come-to-spain-to-fornicate Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:46:59 +0200 danish-tourists-encouraged-to-come-to-spain-to-fornicate Spain's most popular baby names have been revealed by Spain's national statistics office, with parents choosing more traditional names over modern monikers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150521/luca-and-hugo-top-baby-names-in-spain Thu, 21 May 2015 11:35:24 +0200 luca-and-hugo-top-baby-names-in-spain A woman convicted of killing two of her newborn babies and keeping their bodies in freezers received a 35-year jail sentence in Spain on Wednesday, her lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140925/mother-who-froze-babies-gets-35-years-jail Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:05:00 +0200 mother-who-froze-babies-gets-35-years-jail A Spanish woman who had just given birth to a girl got the shock of her life when the baby's grandmother decided to have a peek inside the new-born's nappy. https://www.thelocal.es/20131212/nappy-check-alerts-parents-to-baby-swap Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:22:00 +0100 nappy-check-alerts-parents-to-baby-swap A 40-year-old British woman gave birth Wednesday to the biggest baby ever born naturally in Spain — a girl weighing 6.2 kilos (13 pounds). https://www.thelocal.es/20130808/britons-baby-biggest-ever-born-in-spain Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:34:00 +0200 britons-baby-biggest-ever-born-in-spain Images of twin babies holding hands immediately after being born in a Gipuzkoa hospital in northern Spain have become a YouTube smash hit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/spanish-twins-first-touch-takes-internet-by-storm Mon, 20 May 2013 18:33:00 +0200 spanish-twins-first-touch-takes-internet-by-storm