Fighting the ‘Mom-Shell’ Image: New Moms Struggle to Embrace Post-Baby Body
Beyonce performing in Atlantic City, a little less than 4 months after giving birth. Kevin Mazur/WireImage(NEW YORK) — There is a new breed of mother on the playground.Just weeks after giving birth, women dubbed “mom-shells,” a hybrid of mommies and …
1 in 5 White Women Have Smoked While Pregnant
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — One in five white women have smoked cigarettes while pregnant, according to a new government study released Thursday.The report, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, show…
“Time” Cover Shows 3-Year-Old Breast-Feeding
TIME(NEW YORK) — Should a mom continue nursing her child even after he’s too big to be held in her arms? For mothers who practice what’s known as “attachment parenting,” the answer is an emphatic “yes” — and s…
Best Place to Be a Mom: Where Does the US Rank?
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Just in time for Mother’s Day, Save the Children has released its 13th annual State of World’s Mothers report. The report, which ranks countries from best to worst in places to be a mother, saw the…
Hilary Rosen Apologizes for Attacking Ann Romney As a Stay-At-Home Mom
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Less than 24 hours after Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen mocked Ann Romney for having “never worked a day in her life,” Rosen apologized to Romney on Thursday for her “poorly chosen” words and aimed to “put…
Zooey Deschanel Among Women Putting Motherhood on Hold
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Zooey Deschanel says she has no plans to become a mother. The New Girl star told Marie Claire in a recent interview that children are simply not her priority right now.“That’s never been my focus,&rdqu…
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …