kyonntra/E+/Getty Images At this point, we all know that parental leave in the United States is trash. We’re the only so-called “developed” country without guaranteed paid leave for new parents. The lucky few among us will have employers with generous leave policies. The less-but-still-kind-of lucky will be able to make use of the Family Medical...
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Maternal Mortality Rates Were Up Slightly In 2024
NineLives/E+/Getty Images Preliminary data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that the U.S. maternal mortality rate — already the worst among so-called developed countries — rose last year after post-pandemic decreases in 2022 and 2023. All told, 19 more pregnant people and new mothers died in 2024 than the year before....
Kylie Kelce Shares The First Thing She Said When She Saw Her Daughter
YouTube Kylie Kelce has given birth to her fourth daughter with husband Jason Kelce and we’ve been waiting for this. Kylie introduced the little one — Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce — to the world on the latest episode of her podcast Not Gonna Lie, which was recorded two days after giving birth and about 24...
Two Moms Crossed The Aisle To Push Forward New Parents’ Right To Vote Remotely
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images | Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MomsRising In February, Brittany Petterson, a United States Congresswoman representing Colorado and new mom, flew from her home in Colorado to Washington D.C. with her 4-week-old son in tow to vote on a major budget bill while on maternity leave. She was just the thirteenth congressperson to...