Babies

Twenty-Something Men Want Babies, Study Says

Laura Stepp | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living


Laura Stepp

In a nationally representative survey of 18-29-year-olds, men were as likely as women to say that if circumstances allowed it, they would love to have a baby right now. We're not talking small numbers here.

Women's Fertility: How (Not) To Make Babies (VIDEO)

Kathy Eldon | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living


Kathy Eldon

Costing thousands of dollars, IVF has quickly become an expensive alternative for women with fertility issues. Now, Dr Sami David is speaking out and encouraging people to explore traditional options.

Breast-Feeding May Protect Moms' Health

usatoday.com | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living


Breast-feeding may offer mothers long-term protection against a condition linked to diabetes and heart disease, researchers report today....

10 Things They Don't Tell You About Raising Children

Ruth Akers | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Ruth Akers

I've noticed, with friends bringing home new babies, that there's a whole list of things they don't tell you when they send you home from the hospital with a bouncing burping bawling bundle of joy.

Oz And Roizen's New Book, "You: Having A Baby" (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books


The latest installment of the "YOU" series of self-improvement books, "You: Having a Baby", is full of tips for a healthy pregnancy. The authors, Dr. ...

The Latest Trend In Modeling: Airbrushing Babies

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

Airbrushing our children's imperfections sends the message that our kids are not good enough as they are. And who wants to teach that to their children?

Is My Baby Angry?

parenting.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Your 4-month-old looks amazingly like that always-furious boss you once had, but what is she really feeling?...

The Health Care-Abortion Issue: An Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Valerie Tarico

Dear Bishops: In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can't afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us.

Antibiotics Linked To Birth Defects, Study Says

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


CHICAGO — Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and b...

The (New) Great Debate

Dr. Cara Natterson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Dr. Cara Natterson

In my office, when parents tell me they just want to wait before they give their children vaccines, I explain that this is a choice not to vaccinate.

Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth

Yahoo! News | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


New mothers may be so consumed with their newborns that they forget the ordeal of childbirth. How quickly their bodies actually recover is another sto...

Are Womb Transplants The Next Frontier In Fertility?

Politics Daily | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home


Doctors in Britain have announced that they have figured out a process to transplant wombs that could result in healthy pregnancies -- and they estima...

Erin Brockovich, Seventh Generation Launch Million Baby Crawl Campaign (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in order to overthrow the old chemical legislatio...

How First Candle is Fighting SIDS

Emma Byrne Rooney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Emma Byrne Rooney

Every year, First Candle celebrates another year of helping babies survive and thrive with a beautiful evening of dinner and dancing under the stars.

Navigating Competitive Motherhood Is A Job Unto Itself

Pauline Millard | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Pauline Millard

During visits to Madison Square Park, I started to grasp the complicated terrain of Manhattan Motherhood, and how I wished someone had written a guide about what to expect when breeding in New York City.

Super Mom: Nicole Block

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

And so, this is the first of a three-part series I'm calling "Super Moms" - interviews with three of my mom friends who lead extraordinary lives beyond diapers and playgrounds.

Judy Hsu, ABC 7 Anchor, Gives Birth On The Eisenhower Expressway

ABC 7 | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago


ABC7 anchor Judy Hsu delivered her fourth baby - while riding in the front seat of a car on the Eisenhower Expressway -- early Tuesday morning. ...

The 11 Best Dancing-Baby Videos YouTube Has To Offer!

Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2009 | Comedy


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The Juban Princeling Turns One Year Old

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

This Thursday, October 8, my son the Juban Princeling will turn one year old. I know it's a cliche to say so, but I can't believe he's a year old already!

Most Babies Born This Century Will Live To 100, Research Shows

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living


LONDON — Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say ...

Live On Stage: Moms Tell All

Heather Cabot | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Heather Cabot

Through a series of new stage productions in New York and elsewhere, mom bloggers and tweeters will step into the spotlight and tell motherhood like it is to a live audience.

Thus Spoke the Juban Princeling

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

My baby's first word is "Mama." Very simple. Very basic. Kind of cliché, but I'll live.

Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce: I Hate Dogs, Especially Mine!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

Then came the divorce, the brand new home, the brand new furniture and my best efforts to create a lovely and peaceful haven for myself and my kids. I would never have mentioned the dogs and their continued residence with Dad at the old house...

Natural Home Childbirth: Amazing!

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Grant Cardone

In the US today, only 1% of all deliveries are done at home. The AMA obviously did a great sales job of convincing the US population away from natural childbirth an into the hospital.

New York Considering Law That Bans Shackling Pregnant Inmates

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — For nearly four hours before she gave birth, Venita Pinckney had a chain wrapped around her swollen abdomen. Her ankles were shackled...