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I'm an American and lived in the Netherlands for 4 years. Subsidized childcare allowed me to start my own company.
Marianna Sachse gave birth in the US and the Netherlands. She says kids have more freedom in Nether…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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A doctor went viral for making fun of someone's birth plan. As someone who wrote one, I get why they matter.
People are still writing elaborate birth plans. The author shares how she wrote a birth plan 17 yea…
Avital Norman Nathman
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A mom had her first baby at 25 and her second at 42. There were big differences.
An older mom gave birth to her second baby at 42. Her first pregnancy came at age 25. She discusses…
Jane Ridley
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I stopped working out while pregnant because I felt judged. Then I decided I didn't care what people thought.
People told me to stop working out while pregnant, but it affected my mental health. Running was a …
Stephanie Conway
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I'm a millennial who's never having kids. I don't take the decision lightly, but there are too many risks.
Jules Rogers, a millennial, and her partner are married and have decided not to have children. The …
Jules Rogers
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I have older parents, and I haven't had kids yet. They aren't pressuring me, but I feel some pressure from myself.
My parents are older and focused on work before having kids. They've never pressured me to have chi…
India Kushner
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I've handed out more than $2.5 billion in lottery cash. Not everybody reacts the way you'd expect.
Keeping secret millions from the family, accusing the lottery of being a scam — lottery advisor And…
Mia Jankowicz
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I had my first child at a birth center instead of a hospital here's why I'd make the same choice again
A birth center isn't the right choice for everyone. But they can offer a cozy, private setting to g…
Courtney Telloian,Jennifer Bo…
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Women are documenting on TikTok what it's like to give birth without any medical assistance. Health experts say the fringe practice is extremely dangerous.
TikTok users are sharing their free-birth experiences. Doctors say giving birth without any medical…
Anna Medaris,Charissa Cheong
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A new documentary shows how dire the maternal mortality crisis is. Everyone needs to watch it.
The "Born Free: Birth in America" documentary was released 15 years after Ricki Lake's "The Busines…
Jennifer Barton
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These American moms raising kids in Japan say they still face mom shaming there — it just looks different
Japan seems ideal for raising kids, but some American moms say it can be hard. They say they can't …
Suzanne Kamata
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A woman discovered 18 months after her C-section that a surgical tool the 'size of a dinner plate' had been left in her body
The 11-strong team present somehow missed that an "extra-large" wound retractor was still in the wo…
Matthew Loh
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Give 'The Color Purple' its Oscar already
Warner Bros.' remake of the 1985 movie based on Alice Walker's novel is filled with flashy musical …
Kirsten Acuna
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I moved to Germany to study but was almost deported. Now I'm financially secure and see a real future here.
An American who moved to Germany says she feels more supported living there, from the country's Fam…
Adriana Stein
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A mom of twins said she had to go to the police to tell her babies apart. As a parent of identical twins, here's what I did to avoid mix-ups.
An Argentine mom went viral on Twitter for saying she couldn't tell her babies apart. A twin mom an…
Conz Preti
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I've had two home births — one planned and one unplanned. Here's what it was like if you're interested in having one yourself.
After giving birth to two babies in her home in the UK, Annabel Lee says anyone who wants to do the…
Annabel Lee
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I'm an American who gave birth to 3 kids in the Netherlands. I had an at-home nurse offering postpartum support, and it was life-changing.
The author shares how it is common to have a postpartum nurse helping new mothers with things like …
Tracy Brown
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When my pregnancy test turned positive, it wasn't the excitement like I see in the movies. I'm OK with that.
The author, a midwife, shares how finding out she was pregnant was nothing like she'd seen in the m…
Allison LaCross
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A dangerous strain of Ebola is spreading fast in Uganda – vaccines and treatments aren't working against it
In Uganda, Sudan Ebolavirus is killing healthcare workers at an alarming rate.
Hilary Brueck
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Lauren Boebert once made the local news for delivering her third son in a pickup truck
"We should have left earlier, but honestly, at that moment, there was no way of knowing what differ…