motherhood

Pregnancy not turning minds to mush

harminka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:56:12 -0500

Pregnancy and motherhood may make us all go a little gooey, but it's not turning mums' brains into mush, according to mental health researchers at The Australian National University.

Baby's Smile Makes Mom Feel Excited

erku — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:16:54 -0500

Baby's smile is found to trigger certain parts in brain of mom which make women feel high.

Printable Mother's Day Greeting Cards

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:33:45 -0500

Mother's Day is upon us, and if you haven't written a Happy Mother's Day card yet, don't despair. You can easily find free printable Mother's Day cards with nicely written poems on them online. No need to go to a Hallmark store. The best part of looking printable mother's day cars is that you can often customize the cards to look exactly like you want them to.

Diabetes doubling before motherhood

harminka — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:54:11 -0500

Diabetes before motherhood more than doubled in six years among teenage and adult women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care.

Cate Blanchett Shows Off Baby at Thinkers Summit

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:28:33 -0500

The Australian Thinkers Summit was held this weekend in Canberra. Some 1,000 people, including actress Cate Blanchett, gathered to come up with ideas to aid Australia’s many challenges. The actress was accompanied by her playwright husband Andrew Upton and their one week old son Ignatius.

Woman, that buried her babies in flower-pots, to face trial again

seher — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:55:21 -0600

A German woman was convicted in 2006 of killing 8 of her newborn babies. She buried them in flower pots and a fish tank in the garden of her parents, home near the German-Polish border.

Is there really ‘mommy’ gene in women?

harminka — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:09:12 -0500

Basic principles of biology rather than women’s newfound economic independence can explain why fewer of them are getting married and having children, and why the trend may only be temporary, says a Queen’s researcher.

New mothers get only three hours' sleep or less each night

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:15:06 -0500

Survey reveals most new mothers get only three hours' sleep or less each night Fathers get twice as much and only a quarter even wake when their baby cries Shattered parents' relationships suffer and 94 per cent of mums prefer sleep to sex

Baby's conception, birth can influence dream content in new moms

harminka — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:46:18 -0500

The conception and birth of a child are emotional events that influence the dreams of most new mothers. In a surprisingly high number of cases, this influence reflects negative aspects of maternal responsibility, depicting the new infant in dreamed situations of danger and provoking anxiety in the mother that often spills over into wakefulness.

Cardinal O'Brien Claims Abortion Act of 1967 a "pack of lies"

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:56:05 -0500

In a strongly worded sermon delivered on Thursday afternoon (31 May) at St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith O'Brien describes the claims and assurances made at the time of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act were no more than a "pack of lies" which amounted to "lies and misinformation masquerading as compassion and truth".

Study sheds light on motherhood, marriage and mental illness

harminka — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:38:22 -0600

Less Help at Home: Female Support for New Moms on the Decline

harminka — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:50:34 -0600