Kittens are quiet now.  I can still see one of them.  he/she is trying to
meow but no sound coming out.  The mother is still under there but not with
the kitten.  i am worried the kitten is losing strength but I do not know
enough to act.  It may be fine and I don't want to take it away from its
mother.

Help.

~K~

Cats and kittens have been born, lived their lives, and the species
has survived for thousands of year, or since the beginning of
time.....

Along comes "~Kane" <finalcut AT mindspring.com> who cant help but
stick his or her nose into some mother cats business and disrupt this
cats family, and who believes this mother cat is unable to secure, and
raise a litter of kittens by herself.

If this person own the cat, a caring cat owner would let their own cat
come to them with the kittens and place their own cat in a safe
shelter with the kittens.

However, this sounds like a stray cat of unknown origin.  It's one
thing to be compassionate, another to interfere.  The mother cat chose
what she believes is a secure place.  Most of the time they are good
at finding that place to raise her kittens.  Of course no cat is 100%
correct and sometimes they make mistakes.  Sometimes they produce
offspring that are not healthy and they eliminate them.  As long as
the chosen spot is relatively safe, leave her alone, other than to
offer food, water, and do your best to keep dogs and other animals
away from her.  If there is danger of dogs getting under there, some
chicken wire around the base of the house, with a cat sized entrance
would help.  Otherwise, keep your hands off her kittens and leave her
do her thing.  Watch her, but don't interfere.  If she chooses to come
to you on her own, you might have a new pet, and in that case you
could possibly adopt her and her family.  Let her decide......
Be sure to place food where she can get it, but it does not attract
other critters that may be damaging to her or kittens.

Hello, Kane...yes, do please help this family. These articles might help -
they're old, but both authors are cat rescue heroines. There is also a
regular poster here called Megan, who is an expert on feral cats. Try pinging
her under "Rescue", or do a search for any of her threads. She has good
guidance on introducing ferals to the house. First and foremost is to contact
a feral cat rescue to help you trap the family and take for a vet check and
test for FeLV and FIV status.

http://www.lkegan.plus.com/Stray%20cats%20-%20articles%20from%20Your%20Cat%20mag
azine.pdf