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No, All Those Strollers Aren't Your Imagination. More Women Are Having Children

By Belinda Luscombe

Making Eye Contact With a Baby Changes Both Your Brain Waves, Study Says

By Belinda Luscombe

Wendy Davis: Why Isn't Texas Addressing Its Staggering Maternal Mortality Rate?

By Wendy Davis

Women Are Judged Whether They Take Maternity Leave Or Not

By Amanda MacMillan
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What Happens in Kids' Brains When They Hear Mom's Voice

A new study shows some unexpected responses

By Belinda Luscombe

Mother's Day: The Photographs that Moved Them Most

12 photographers select the photos that moved them most

By Paul Moakley

Mom's Body-Positive Message Goes Viral After Daughter Is Told to Wear Spanx

"Telling them they need something to make them perfect can be very damaging"

By Megan McCluskey

This Mom Missed Cuddling With Her Teenage Son So She Knit a Life-Size Version of Him

And you thought your parents were smothering you

By Megan McCluskey

Workers Fear Family Leave Programs Will Hurt Careers

90% of workers of both genders said they thought taking extended family leave would hurt their careers

By Charlotte Alter

7 Surprising Facts About Women and Ambition from the TIME-Real Simple Poll

Younger women are much more ambitious than older ones, but also much less confident

By Charlotte Alter

Why the U.S. Needs World Breastfeeding Week

It’s not about affluent parents’ feelings—it’s about public health, and discrimination

By Sabrina Joy Stevens

Study: Millennials Support Working Moms

Much more likely to say that moms who work have just as good relationships with their kids

By Charlotte Alter

WHO: C-Sections Should Only Be Done When Necessary

The surgery can also cause major complications

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The Problem With Dolce and Gabbana's Motherhood-Themed Runway Show

The designers' Milan Fashion Week show celebrated mothers — but not in the way our culture needs

By Megan Gibson

This Ad Perfectly Captures the Horrors of New Motherhood

It's also great birth control

By Charlotte Alter

Old Spice's Clingy Mom Will Make You Cringe

One small ad, one giant eye roll.

By Melissa Locker

Mothers Talk Differently to Daughters than Sons: Study

They use more emotional language, which has an effect on girls' worldview

By Kristina Dell

7 Things More Offensive Than Breastfeeding in Restaurants

Plantiffs are flirting with near fatal levels of hypocrisy, as patrons can commit some truly outrageous sins during their meals

By Aaron Gouveia

The Top 16 Breastfeeding Controversies

Almost any discussion of how and when we feed our babies sets off a national debate. So to mark World Breastfeeding Week 2014 (yes, that exists), here's a look at 16 nursing controversies, from the...

Obama Wants Federal Workers to Have More Family Time

Executive actions to work around Congress in an election year

By Maya Rhodan
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