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Nurses Make House Calls for New Moms in Frederick, Maryland
“As a new mom, it’s like, ‘Here’s your baby! Now go home, figure it out,'” said one mom. A new voluntary program sends nurses to check on new parents and babies at home. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Single Moms by Choice: Black Women Share Their Journey
A D.C. group of Black single mothers by choice helps provide what one member called the “encouragement to say, ‘It’s OK to step off of the path that people say is right for you’”
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Single Moms by Choice: Black Women Share Their Journey
Aisha Jenkins and Hera McLeod created a community for Black women taking on motherhood in a non-traditional way. News4’s Jummy Olabanji caught up with the D.C. area Mocha moms.
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MStreet Co Takes Maternity Fashion to Another Level With Sustainable Capsule Collection
Temi Oni, the owner of MStreet Co., talks about her new maternity clothing line that aims to be fashionable, sustainable and practical. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.
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‘We Just Don't Want to Die': Documentary ‘Birthing Justice' Highlights Maternal Health Crisis for Black Women
Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. A new documentary covers the subject.
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Documentary on Maternal Health Crisis for Black Women
Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. A new documentary covers the subject. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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Author Helena Andrews Details Motherhood in Changing DC in ‘The Mamas'
Helena Andrews, a Washington Post journalist, takes a hard look at motherhood, including how communities can both pressure and uplift parents, in her book “The Mamas.” News4’s Jummy Olabanji says the book tackles tough topics with wit.
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Nick Cannon Announces He's Expecting His 9th Child in Maternity Shoot Video
On Wednesday, Cannon uploaded an Instagram video of him posing for maternity photos alongside Brittany Bell, confirming that he is expecting his ninth child overall and third with the model.
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Serena Williams Leaves ‘Unbelievable' Tennis Legacy as She Shifts Her Focus to Parenting
Serena Williams doesn’t want to call it retirement, so we won’t. The tennis great announced she would be prioritizing her family life over her career in a first-person piece for Vogue. Pam Shriver, an ESPN contributor who has covered Williams for years, joins LX News to discuss
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Mommy Burnout Is Real — Here's What to Do if You've Hit the Wall
If you’re finding that even the things you used to enjoy feel like a chore, you may be suffering from burnout. And for mothers who have coped with a pandemic on top of the usual parenting stress over the past two years, the struggle is real. Here’s what you can do — and what your partner and kids can do...
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NBC4 The Recap: Exploring Modern Motherhood
The experience of motherhood evolves from generation to generation — News4’s Jummy Olabanji shares the inspiration behind our Modern Motherhood series and what she learned from it.
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Kylie Jenner Shares She Gained 60 Pounds During Pregnancy With Baby No. 2
Kylie Jenner revealed her weight gain from her pregnancy with her son, as well as the number of pounds she has already lost, almost three months after giving birth for the second time.
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UN Report: Nearly Half of All Pregnancies Worldwide Are Unintended
The U_N_ Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide — 121 million annually — are unintended, which it calls “a neglected crisis.”
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Maren Morris Reflects on Her Struggle With Postpartum Depression After Welcoming Son Hayes
Maren Morris shares her experience with postpartum depression: “I know that I’m not the only one.”
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It's Time We Stop Taking Moms For Granted
Policies for affordable child care and parental leave might get more traction if moms’ contributions to society were better recognized, says author Anna Malaika Tubbs. LX News host (and expectant mom!) Jobeth Devera talks to Tubbs, author of “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation.”
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‘Selling Sunset' Star Heather Rae Young Shares Fertility Journey as She Prepares to Freeze Her Eggs
The “Selling Sunset” star, who tied the knot with Tarek El Moussa in October, opened up about her fertility journey in a TikTok video