Baby Aspirin Recall Underway
There is a nationwide baby aspirin recall underway. This follows the discovery of a 120-pill bottle labeled as baby aspirin was discovered by a CVS pharmacist to be filled with acetaminophen pills. A...
View ArticleRape Related Pregnancy Issues
Trent Franks (R-Ariz) recently commented “the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.” This was part of the House Judiciary Committee debate over a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks...
View ArticleMaternity is High Risk in Malawi
Malawi is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. One in every 36 Malawian women dies in childbirth. Death in childbirth is defined as the death of the mother within [...]
View ArticlePaul Jones says Children are Focus Killers
In April, 2013, hedge fund billionaire Paul Tutor Jones told a symposium of University of Virginia students, alumni and others that he believes it is difficult for mothers to become successful traders...
View ArticleParenting Is Expensive
Last year the Wall Street Journal reported on the United States Department of Agriculture estimate that it costs a middle-class family at least $300,000 to raise one child to adulthood. The Wall Street...
View ArticleWorking Women in Seoul Take More Time Off
In Seoul, South Korea, working women put careers on hold for an average of four and a half years while having children. The majority hope to resume work after this hiatus. The Seoul Metropolitan...
View ArticleSome Moms Can’t Produce Enough Breast Milk
A recent study by the researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis Research Center sheds more light on why some moms are having difficulties...
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African Later Motherhood Means Poverty Escape
Jane Otai recently blogged in response to a July 8th New York Times Room for Debate piece. The piece was entitled “Should Women Delay Motherhood?” The original debate was centered on the perspectives...
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Family Conflicts Can Lead To Aggression in Boys
Families are a safe haven or at least they should be. This should be a group of people who are closer than close and should rely on one another to get them through tough times. However, that picture...
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Child Delays Caused By Epilepsy Drugs Taken During Pregnancy
For many women with epilepsy, they have the obligation of taking the anti seizure medication. However, taking the medication during pregnancy might not be very wise to do so. The reason why is because...
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Parenting in America is Multi-Cultural
Where are young American moms going for advice as they wrestle with the daily parenting struggles? Most likely they are looking anywhere but America. Mothers today are forming a parenting melting pot...
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Dr. John Duffy on Teenagers Behaving Badly
Dr. John Duffy is a nationally known parenting expert. On early August, 2013 he appeared on a morning talk show where he was featured in a special segment. The focus of the segment was kids talking...
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Working Moms More Stressed by Family Matters
Findings of an Israeli study that were presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association reveal that working moms are more stressed when thinking about family matters at work...
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Largest Source of Charity Gifts: Baby Boomers
Baby boomers are the part of the American demographic who were born between 1946 and 1960. Forty-three percent of all monetary contributions by individuals to charities are now made by baby boomers....
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New Baby Will Cost Half a Million Dollars
Congratulations to the new parents of 2013! Now pull out your checkbooks, credit cards and debit cards. The cost of raising a baby born last year up until the age of eighteen will be between $217,000...
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