Yes, according to the US Centers for Disease Prevention and control (CDC) statistics, there is a baby boom going in the US. And looking at the actual figures, it’s interesting to see where the birth rate increases actually come from.
For the second year in a row, teen birth rates are up, according to a press [...]
Tags: birth rates, increase, statistics, teen birth rates, unmarried childbearing
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I miss my pregnant belly. You may wonder why in the world I would miss having a huge stomach that didn’t allow me to tie my own shoes, but there was just something amazing about having a big pregnant belly. When the point came when I couldn’t suck in my belly anymore there was a [...]
Tags: belly, newborn, nursing, Pregnancy, weight gain
Posted in: Pregnancy
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It is very sad when a child gets caught in a custody battle. Even much sadder when the fight becomes violent and turns into an international controversy. This is the sad fate of 3-year old Elise who was snatched by her Russian mother from her French father last week. The abduction occurred in Arles, France [...]
Tags: 3-year old, abduction, custody, Elise, French Dad, Russian mom
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International pop legend Madonna, a 50-year old single mother of three, has applied to adopt a second child from the African nation of Malawi. “Her name is Mercy James from Mchinji Home of Hope orphanage. She has no father and mother, they both died,” stated an official at the ministry of Gender and Child Development.
Rumors [...]
Tags: celebrity, international adoption, Madonna, Malawi, Save the Children
Posted in: Adoption, Celebrities
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The photos amused the whole world: a pink-clad baby is lying on a desk wide-eyed while her mom speaks to a microphone and raises her hand to vote on critical European issues. I found them pretty cool. Hanne Dahl, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) reported for duty on Thursday in Strasbourg, France with [...]
Tags: Denmark, Europe, European Parliament, Hanne Dahl, maternity leave, MEP, parental leave
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