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New Research Suggests Planning a Home Birth Could Be Safer — Do You Agree?

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According to the results of a new study put together by a team of Dutch researchers, women with low risk pregnancies who choose to give birth at home have a lower risk of suffering from severe complications when compared to women who planned a hospital birth. The study, performed in the Netherlands (which... read more

Venezuelan Lawmakers Want to Put a Ban on Bottle Feeding Baby

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In the most shocking and fascinating news to trickle out this week (yep! Even bigger than Kim Kardashian's top secret baby name), the Venezuelan Congress will discuss legislation that would prohibit bottle feeding infants. This would be done as part of a larger effort to both encourage breastfeeding and reduce the... read more

Channing and Jenna Dewan-Tatum Introduce Daughter Everly!

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Check out this sweet little girl! Yesterday, for his first Father's Day as a new daddy, Channing Tatum showed off his most adorable new addition, daughter Everly! Baby girl, who is the first child for the proud parents, looks super cozy in daddy's lap while her proud mom and dad gaze down at... read more

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Welcome a Baby Girl!

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The wait is over! According to a source close to the reality TV star, earlier this morning Kim Kardashian and her beau, Kanye West, became parents, welcoming a baby girl into the world! No word yet on baby's name, but the starlet did drop a few baby name hints throughout her pregnancy. Baby girl West... read more

Inspiring Dadpreneur: Neil Grimmer, CEO and Co-Founder of Plum Organics

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We've been hitting up moms who are entrepreneurs and businesswomen and finding out what it's like for them to start and run a company. Now that we're gearing up for Father's Day, we thought why not get the behind-the-scenes scoop from a dad who's similarly juggling career and family? And what better person to... read more

Surprised Marathon Running Mom Gives Birth – And She Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant!

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Once upon a time, in Duluth, Minnesota, a busy mom of five (five!) named Trish Staine was in the middle of training for a half-marathon. (Where she found time for this is unknown). At 33 and super fit, her youngest being 7 and her oldest (stepchild) being 20, kids were not part of her future... read more

What’s the Most Popular Month to Have a Baby?

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced its annual stats on births -- there were about 3,958,000 babies born in the US in 2012. That's about the same as 2011's 3,953,593 babies. The fact that the birth rate hasn't changed much from year to year is significant because the birth rate read more

Inspiring Mompreneur: Jennifer Fleiss, Co-Founder of Rent the Runway

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We’re getting up close and personal with mothers who are savvy innovators and businesswomen and finding out their secrets to success. This time, we got the scoop from Jennifer Fleiss, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development for Rent the Runway. You have a 17-month-old daughter. How do you balance motherhood and running a business?... read more

Breast Milk Flavored Lollipops: Would You Try It?

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On a super hot day, have you ever thought to yourself, "I really wish I could give baby a breast milk flavored lollipop to cool him down?" If you have, you're in luck! (And if you haven't, well, congrats! Now you'll never have to think of it again.) A company in Austin, Texas, called read more

Kate Winslet Is Pregnant With Her Third Child!

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Pretty sure today is the one day of the year that everyone in Hollyland is going to announce that they're expecting (or the gender of their baby, or the name of their baby) -- and I'm actually thrilled that all of these A-list stars are welcoming babies into the world (though... read more