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Queen Victoria: 6 stories from her diaries

A new website features the entire text of Queen Victoria's diaries. Here are six excerpts.
'Double Time': 6 stories about bringing up twins

First-time parenting? Try it times two. Writer Jane Roper shares her stories from her first three years of mothering twins.
Top 10 states for working moms

Mother's Day companies? That's what you could call workplaces that help moms meet their family commitments. Those companies can be located anywhere. But some states do better than others in mandating a level of standards beyond the federal minimum in the form of paid family leave, job protection, and “right to nurse” laws. In honor of Mother’s Day, here are the Top 10 states that best support new working mothers, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. Can you guess which state gets the highest marks?
China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments

To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
Albert Einstein: 15 great quotes on his birthday

Albert Einstein's 133nd birthday falls on March 14th, 2012. Here, in his honor (and with a nod and a smile) are 15 quotes from the great thinker.

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Was Taser use on pregnant woman excessive force? Supreme Court declines case.

The Supreme Court refused the case of a pregnant woman who was ticketed for speeding in a school zone in Seattle. When she refused to get out of her car, police used a Taser to shock her three times.
Queen Victoria: 6 stories from her diaries

A new website features the entire text of Queen Victoria's diaries. Here are six excerpts.
'Double Time': 6 stories about bringing up twins

First-time parenting? Try it times two. Writer Jane Roper shares her stories from her first three years of mothering twins.
Modern Parenthood
Teenage pregnancy: High US rates due to poverty, not promiscuity

Teenage pregnancy rates in the US have declined dramatically – 40 percent in two decades – but remain among the highest in the developed world. A new study suggests American teens don't have more sex than teens elsewhere, but that they suffer more "despair" due to poverty.
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Aishwarya Rai called fat: Are the West’s body image ideals spreading?

Aishwarya Rai: A Bollywood superstar and new mother, Aishawarya Rai's baby weight has sparked an international discussion of body image and weight loss following pregnancy. Are the West’s body image ideals spreading?
What to Expect When You're Expecting: movie review

'Expecting' is a series of clichéd situations about impending pregnancy and the differences between men and women.
Florida teacher, fired for premarital sex, has right to a trial, court rules

A teacher at a Christian school, fired in 2009 ostensibly for engaging in premarital sex, can proceed with her lawsuit against the school, a US appeals court ruled Wednesday. She says the real reason she lost her job was pregnancy.
Half as many women die during pregnancy, childbirth as in 1990

Worldwide, maternal mortality has been cut in half in the past 20 years, says a new UN-World Bank report. India and Nigeria accounted for about one-third of the 287,000 deaths in 2010 attributed to problems during pregnancy or childbirth.
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Most popular baby names ... for now. Beware, Sophia.

The most popular baby names in the US are Sophia (for girls) and Jacob (for boys), according to the Social Security Administration's new list of top 2011 baby names. But if history is any guide, it won't take long before Sophia goes the way of Barbara (No. 764).
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Jessica Simpson: New maternity clothing line to show off baby bumps.

Jessica Simpson says her a 'vintage '70s' maternity clothing line is for moms to proudly show off their "baby bumps." Indeed.
Top 10 states for working moms

Mother's Day companies? That's what you could call workplaces that help moms meet their family commitments. Those companies can be located anywhere. But some states do better than others in mandating a level of standards beyond the federal minimum in the form of paid family leave, job protection, and “right to nurse” laws. In honor of Mother’s Day, here are the Top 10 states that best support new working mothers, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. Can you guess which state gets the highest marks?
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Share of working moms nearing all-time high, but has it gotten any easier?

The percentage of mothers in the workforce is nearing record highs, leading to more societal acceptance and childcare options, but mothers still face a 'mommy wage gap' and other challenges.
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Time mag breastfeeding cover doubletake: What about the stats?

The US ranks last among the 36 industrialized nations in support of breastfeeding. But the extended breastfeeding cover image – as in an elderly toddler suckling his mother's breast – is Time's angle into the American trend of attachment parenting.
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Mother's Day report from a mom in Norway, the "best place" to be a mom

The annual Mother's Day report from Save the Children gives the gold to Norway, for the third time, as the best place to be a mother. But from this correspondent's view it seems that Norway pushes mothers into the workplace through economic incentives and pushes kids into public day care in the name of "integrating."
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Mother's Day: The unexpected best (and worst) places to be a mom

Mother's Day: Save the Children's annual State of the World's Mothers report offers the best and worst places to be a mom – the US isn't tops.
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Forget Mother's Day: In China they get the gift of Moon month

Mother's Day is one thing --  "moon month" in China is another. The tradition keeps a new mother really, really off her feet for the first month after the baby arrives. Waited on hand-and-foot – allowed to do nothing including lift the baby or take a shower – women can see it as a gift as well as a penalty.
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Jessica Simpson baby born, tabloids scramble for new obsession

Jessica Simpson baby born, finally, according to her publicist. Jessica Simpson's pregnancy captured the attention of pop culture hounds for month, fueled by Simpson's own penchant for attention. Now that her baby girl, Maxwell, has been born, America's tabloids must find a new obsession.
Painkiller addiction becoming more common in infants, study shows

Painkiller addiction is becoming more and more common in infants, according to a recently released study that shows that the number of US babies born with opiate drug withdrawal has tripled in the past decade.
Jessica Simpson baby arrives, finally

Jessica Simpson baby arrives, signalling the end of the nine-month baby watch that has predictably captivated the entertainment and gossip industry. Simpson's baby, a girl, was born this morning, according to the pop star's publicist.
Maggie Gyllenhaal has a baby girl, Beyoncé named 'Most Beautiful'

Maggie Gyllenhaal announced the birth of baby girl Gloria through her publicist Monday. Gyllenhaal joins the ranks of other "celebrimommys" making headlines, including new mom Beyoncé, recently named People's "Most Beautiful Woman."
Baby names concierge: hospital creates app for undecided parents

Baby names can be tough for prospective parents--do I want to be trendy? Classic? Unique? One Kentucky hospital aims to help undecided parents decide, with a handy mobile naming app and online generator that even simulates potential baby blankets.
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Baby names: A new hospital service

Baby names are the latest hospital service at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. The medical center boats an app and website that offer suggestions and virtual baby blankets for parents struggling over monikers for their babies-to-be.
Octomom gets her home examined by social services after complaint

Octomom is back in the news: The California woman with 14 children was visited by social services after a complaint about squalor in her home.
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Giuliana Rancic expecting, joins celeb surrogate trend

Giuliana Rancic, the E! News host, says she and husband, Bill Rancic, are expecting their first child, via gestational surrogate, this summer.
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Molly Sims: Pregnant supermodel speaks honestly about cravings

Molly Sims, the pregnant supermodel and actress, shows refreshing openness as she speaks honestly about her cravings:. She says she's making no effort to reign in her sweet tooth, and is loving not having to worry about her figure.