Tag Archives: Babies and Infants

The New York Times 10:35 am on March 1, 2021
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Johnson & Johnson Will Test its Vaccine in Infants

The company’s coming trials will also involve pregnant women and people whose immune systems are compromised.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #clinical-trials, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #immune-system, #internal-essential, #johnsonjohnson, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 5:00 am on February 26, 2021
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I Met My Husband on the Maternity Ward

He needed someone to cuddle him.

#babies-and-infants, #jamaica-west-indies, #love-emotion, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 24, 2021
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How to Beat Covid Insomnia

Can the “five S’s” used to calm fussy babies — swaddle, side or stomach position, shush, swing and suck — also help grown-ups snooze? A reporter finds out.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #content-type-service, #the-happiest-baby-on-the-block-book, #your-feed-selfcare

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 18, 2021
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The Romney Family Plan Sees the True Value of Parenting

There is dignity in work, but we should support more than just work done for wages.

#babies-and-infants, #families-and-family-life, #lee-michael-s-1971, #parenting, #romney-mitt, #rubio-marco, #senate

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 15, 2021
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Meet the Women Who Become Surrogates in NY

New York State will now allow gestational surrogates to carry babies for other parents. Here’s why they do it.

#babies-and-infants, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #infertility, #parenting, #politics-and-government, #surrogate-motherhood, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 2:04 am on January 30, 2021
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Evidence Builds That Pregnant Women Pass Covid Antibodies to Newborns

A new study suggests that protective antibodies can be transferred through the placenta, and the baby may receive more of them if a mother is infected with Covid earlier in her pregnancy.

#antibodies, #babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #research, #university-of-pennsylvania

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 22, 2021
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The Eggs I Sold, the Baby I Gained

Instead of lolling around in a lush pool of liquid, our baby was balled tight. Was there a connection to the eggs I had donated 10 years earlier?

#babies-and-infants, #egg-donation-and-freezing, #infertility, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 22, 2021
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Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll.

In “American Baby,” Gabrielle Glaser unravels family secrets and considers the motivations that wove them into American life in the first place.

#adoptions, #american-baby-a-mother-a-child-and-the-shadow-history-of-adoption-book, #babies-and-infants, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #foster-care, #glaser-gabrielle, #katz-margaret-erle-1944, #louise-wise-services, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #rosenberg-david-1961-2014, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 5:43 pm on January 19, 2021
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When Grandparents Want a Say in Naming Their Grandchildren

The expectant parents spend weeks deciding on their new baby’s name. Then the grandparents weigh in.

#babies-and-infants, #families-and-family-life, #grandparents, #nameberry-llc, #names-personal, #parenting

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The New York Times 4:36 pm on January 19, 2021
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From ‘Alma’ to ‘Zuri,’ Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names

They’re searching the heavens, and through family history, for strong monikers in a pandemic.

#babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #myths-and-mythical-creatures, #names-geographical, #parenting

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 5, 2021
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How to Tell Identical Twins Apart

Color-code their clothing. Paint nail polish onto a single toe. Treat them as the individuals they are.

#babies-and-infants, #content-type-service, #parenting, #twins

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 24, 2020
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The Tiny Victories That Got Parents Through 2020

It’s been a rough year. Let’s celebrate the little wins.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #toilet-training, #toys

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The New York Times 11:50 pm on December 3, 2020
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Girl Is Born in Tennessee From Embryo Frozen for 27 Years

The birth of Molly Gibson using an embryo from 1992 broke a record set by her sister, Emma, in 2017. The embryos were donated when the girls’ mother was herself a toddler.

#babies-and-infants, #in-vitro-fertilization, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #tennessee, #university-of-tennessee

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The New York Times 11:01 pm on November 30, 2020
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Berry-Flavored H.I.V. Medication Is Ready for Babies

For the 80,000 children who die of H.I.V. each year, drugs are often bitter or hard to swallow. Dolutegravir will soon come in a tasty dissolving tablet.

#acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome, #africa, #babies-and-infants, #clinton-health-access-initiative, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #food-and-drug-administration, #inventions-and-patents, #macleods-pharmaceuticals-ltd, #mylan-inc, #presidents-emergency-plan-for-aids-relief, #third-world-and-developing-countries, #unitaid, #viiv-healthcare-ltd, #your-feed-health

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The New York Times 3:25 pm on November 23, 2020
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The Harmful Chemical Lurking in Your Children’s Toys

A scientist tracks the dangers of flame retardants, meant to protect children, and why manufacturers cannot seem to stop using them.

#american-chemistry-council, #babies-and-infants, #chemicals, #chemistry, #child-car-seats, #children-and-childhood, #consumer-product-safety-commission, #consumer-protection, #fires-and-firefighters, #flame-retardants, #foam, #furniture, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #parenting, #stapleton-heather-m

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The New York Times 3:19 pm on November 12, 2020
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The Year in Pandemic Parenting

Scenes and snippets from families across the country.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #black-people, #child-care, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-pre-school, #families-and-family-life, #family-leaves, #grandparents, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #single-mothers, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 10:35 am on November 12, 2020
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Parenting During the Pandemic: Stories From Families Across America

Scenes and snippets from families across the country.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #black-people, #child-care, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-pre-school, #families-and-family-life, #family-leaves, #grandparents, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #single-mothers, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 10:13 pm on November 3, 2020
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How to Know When Your Child Is Stressed

Identifying your child’s emotional and behavioral reactions to stress is crucial, experts say, especially when anxieties are high.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #grief-emotion, #parenting

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The New York Times 4:35 pm on October 28, 2020
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It’s Easier to Parent With a Partner in Many Ways, Except This One

I was my son’s only parent and our bond was strong. Now, I’m worried my daughter and I won’t have that connection.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #dating-and-relationships, #parenting, #single-mothers, #single-parents, #single-persons

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The New York Times 5:55 am on October 26, 2020
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Australia Says Female Passengers on Qatar Flight Got Invasive Medical Exams

Women told officials they had been pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha, strip-searched and examined to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.

#australia, #babies-and-infants, #doha-qatar, #international-relations, #qatar-airways, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 1:09 pm on October 21, 2020
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A Brief History of Questionable Parenting Advice

Wine is good for children but bananas are bad, according to the Times archives.

#archives-and-records, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #parenting

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The New York Times 10:35 pm on October 14, 2020
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How the Pandemic Is Affecting What Babies and Toddlers Learn

Without preschool and playgroups, the youngest children are missing out on important educational opportunities.

#babies-and-infants, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-reopenings, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 12, 2020
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In Terms of Child Mortality, It’s a Good Time for Public Health

Despite the crises of 2020, parents can realistically expect that children born today will outlive them. That wasn’t always the case.

#antibiotics, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #cholera, #epidemics, #infant-mortality, #parenting, #smallpox, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 9, 2020
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How Many Children Do I Have? It’s Not So Simple

I gave birth to two, but I also was a foster parent to another child for a year and a half, and he is still a child of my heart.

#adoptions, #babies-and-infants, #families-and-family-life, #foster-care, #parenting

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The New York Times 2:20 pm on October 5, 2020
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Is Your Toddler Ready for a ‘Big Kid Bed’?

Figuring out when and how to make the switch can be complicated. Here’s how to make this milestone easier for you and your child.

#babies-and-infants, #beds-and-bedding, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #cribs-baby-beds, #parenting, #sleep

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The New York Times 5:53 am on October 1, 2020
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Lose Baby After Pregnancy Complications

“Driving home from the hospital with no baby,” Ms. Teigen wrote on Twitter. “How can this be real.” She said she and her husband had decided to call the infant Jack.

#babies-and-infants, #deaths-fatalities, #legend-john, #models-professional, #music, #social-media, #teigen-chrissy

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The New York Times 12:58 pm on September 30, 2020
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Will the Pandemic Socially Stunt My Kid?

How masks and distancing may affect emotional development.

#babies-and-infants, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #masks, #parenting, #psychology-and-psychologists

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The New York Times 6:52 pm on September 23, 2020
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E.P.A. Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Childrens’ Brains

The agency’s new assessment directly contradicts federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that chlorpyrifos can stunt brain development in young children.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #chlorpyrifos, #environment, #environmental-protection-agency, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #pesticides, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:08 pm on September 23, 2020
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These Everyday Toxins May Be Hurting Pregnant Women and Their Babies

PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects.

#babies-and-infants, #breastfeeding, #chemicals, #containers-and-packaging, #diabetes, #dupont-co, #environmental-protection-agency, #european-food-safety-authority, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #hoosick-falls-ny, #obesity, #parenting, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #science-and-technology, #teflon, #thyroid-gland, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 6:35 pm on September 17, 2020
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How Postpartum Breast Cancer Changed My Parenting Plans

Looking after two small kids while going through chemotherapy is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

#babies-and-infants, #breast-cancer, #breastfeeding, #cancer, #chemotherapy, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif

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The New York Times 8:06 pm on September 10, 2020
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Are Gender Reveals Cursed?

Several parties, meant to mark a milestone in the journey of pregnancy, have resulted in devastation. Is it time to temper the spectacle, or embrace the celebratory spirit?

#babies-and-infants, #gender, #parties-social

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The New York Times 7:21 pm on August 28, 2020
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How to Choose the Right Pediatrician

Take the time to select the right clinician for your family. Trust us, it’s more important than picking the perfect stroller. Here are some tips to help you get started.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #doctors, #parenting

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The New York Times 3:33 pm on August 25, 2020
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$1,000 ‘Baby Bond’ Proposed in N.J. in Bid to Narrow the Wealth Gap

A plan would set aside money at birth for children in most families, giving them a financial lift when they reach 18 and enter adulthood.

#babies-and-infants, #black-people, #booker-cory-a, #budgets-and-budgeting, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #income-inequality, #murphy-philip-d-1957, #new-jersey, #politics-and-government, #pressley-ayanna, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 5:52 pm on August 12, 2020
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With Less Breastfeeding Support, Mothers Are Turning to Online Help

The pandemic has resulted in fewer resources for breastfeeding women, but experts say it’s still crucial to seek guidance.

#babies-and-infants, #breastfeeding, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #parenting

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The New York Times 7:02 pm on August 11, 2020
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Dying in Your Mother’s Arms

A palliative care doctor on finding a “good death” for children in the worst situations.

#babies-and-infants, #death-and-dying, #documentary-films-and-programs, #hospice-care, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

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The New York Times 3:35 pm on August 6, 2020
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Black and Pregnant During Covid: ‘They Never Had Time to See Me’

Why being Black and giving birth in New York during the pandemic is so dangerous.

#babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #hospitals, #income-inequality, #midwives-and-doulas, #new-york-city, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #race-and-ethnicity, #telemedicine

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The New York Times 12:38 pm on July 29, 2020
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Families Across the U.S. Struggle to Afford Diapers, Wipes and Formula

Over 56 million families have lost income since March 13, and diaper banks are straining to fill the need.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #diapers, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #parenting, #quarantines, #supermarkets-and-grocery-stores

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The New York Times 5:33 pm on July 21, 2020
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How Play Energizes Your Kid’s Brain

Scientists have long studied play to gain insights into the developing human mind.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #memory, #parenting-play-package, #psychology-and-psychologists, #research

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The New York Times 5:36 pm on July 15, 2020
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Baby Was Infected With Coronavirus in Womb, Study Reports

Researchers said the case strongly suggests that Covid-19 can be transmitted in utero. Both the mother and baby have recovered.

#babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #research, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 30, 2020
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How to Introduce a New Baby to Their Sibling

Parents often worry older siblings will feel less loved.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

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The New York Times 2:34 pm on June 25, 2020
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How to Handle a Mom-Friend Breakup

Those bonds forged when you have babies don’t always last.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #dating-and-relationships, #friendship, #parenting

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 15, 2020
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How to Think About Pregnancy Risks

Individual choices matter, but public policies are more important.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #research

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The New York Times 6:53 pm on June 10, 2020
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Ukraine’s Backlog of Babies Born to Surrogates Begins to Ease

Eleven foreign couples, previously barred by coronavirus restrictions, have entered the country to meet their newborns. But births are still outpacing pickups.

#argentina, #babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #kyiv-ukraine, #quarantines, #spain, #surrogate-motherhood, #travel-warnings, #ukraine

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The New York Times 8:17 pm on May 9, 2020
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A First Among Gerber Babies: She’s Adopted

Magnolia Earl, a 1-year-old from California, was selected from among more than 327,000 entrants to represent Gerber in marketing campaigns.

#adoptions, #advertising-and-marketing, #babies-and-infants, #baby-foods, #contests-and-prizes, #earl-magnolia, #gerber-products-co

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The New York Times 6:53 pm on May 7, 2020
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Portraits of Single Moms by Choice

A photojournalist captured the lives of four women who chose to become mothers on their own.

#adoptions, #babies-and-infants, #families-and-family-life, #foster-care, #infertility, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #single-persons, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 5:18 pm on May 6, 2020
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This Is Your Brain on Motherhood

How pregnancy and parenthood kick neurological development into high gear.

#babies-and-infants, #brain, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 3:50 pm on May 6, 2020
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An Adoption, a Pandemic and an Evacuation

The Mosiers flew to India in March to pick up their daughter. The country locked down before they could leave.

#adoptions, #babies-and-infants, #baby-foods, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #indian-americans, #orphans-and-orphanages, #parenting, #visas

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 5, 2020
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The New Language of Telehealth

Telemedicine is teaching us new ways to communicate with our patients.

#babies-and-infants, #cellular-telephones, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #doctors, #epidemics, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #masks, #senses-and-sensation, #telemedicine, #translation-and-interpreters, #voice-and-speech

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The New York Times 2:00 pm on May 1, 2020
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Prenatal Care May Look Very Different After Coronavirus

The shift from in-person visits to telehealth appointments could be here to stay.

#babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #medicine-and-health, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #telemedicine, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 7:00 pm on April 30, 2020
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The Coronavirus Is No Reason Not To Start a Family

On affirming life, in all its uncertainty and suffering.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

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