Babies

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 10.02.2009 | 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 09.23.2009 | 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 09.09.2009 | 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...

Keep It To Yourself

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

If there's one thing we women, especially brand-new mothers, enjoy hearing, especially from men and especially from our fathers, is that breastfeeding "seems like a hassle."

Homemade Formula: Recipe for Disaster

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Barbara Dehn

Many moms who can't breastfeed, for whatever reason, feel tremendous pressure to breastfeed, that they don't quite measure up, which can lead to feelings of guilt, shame and anger.

Lazy or Pragmatic Parenting?

Juliet Linley | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

How much longer will I nurse my child? Until I no longer find it convenient.

Breastfeeding Around the World

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Barbara Dehn

Babies and toddlers are the most vulnerable to serious bacterial infections leading to diarrhea, dehydration and in some cases, even death when the water supply is compromised.

Daddy Dearest

Juliet Linley | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

Why aren't babies in Italy allowed to be babies anymore? Why are they made to feel that seeking the comfort of mummy is something to be ashamed of and scoffed at?

You Give Me Fever

Meredith Lopez | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

First, just a week shy of his 9-month birthday, the Princeling got sick for the first time. Like, really sick. Like, fever sick.

The Adventures of a Preterm Daddy: Part II

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember an old marine saying about rats leaving a sinking ship, so as the last weekend of April approached, we had the setting for a perfect storm.

How To Save Our Nation's Budget and Start Nurturing American Families

Shaana Keller | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


Shaana Keller

In the United States today, more than 95% of our pregnant moms deliver in a hospital setting. Yet, for normal pregnancies, science has proven that it is safer to use a midwifery model of care.

Smog Increasing Risks Of Premature Births By 128%

treehugger.com | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the r...