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Arts May 11

New book ‘Four Mothers’ explores the first year of parenthood around the world

By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara

Nation Aug 05

Athletics - Athlete Familiarisation
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How Olympian Allyson Felix is changing the narrative around mothers competing

As Team USA continues to dominate at the Olympics, the most decorated American athlete in track and field history, Allyson Felix, is in Paris with a different goal in mind. She wants to change the narrative around mothers competing at…

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Jackson Hudgins

Nation May 12

Black mothers honored for Mother's Day
Watch 4:59
6 voices on what motherhood means to those with and without children

The American family has changed significantly since Mother’s Day became a national holiday more than a century ago. Families are smaller, more people are choosing not to have children and more are choosing to be single parents. Still others want…

By Claire Mufson, Lana Green

Nation May 12

MothersDay
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A mother and daughter’s heart-to-heart talk about their unbreakable bond

Yomi Young was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes her bones to break under the slightest pressure. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, she and her mother, Sarah Churchill, talk about the day she was…

By StoryCorps

Nation Jan 27

motherhood
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Why professional athletes are bolstering the push for paid maternity leave

The 2024 Australian Open was an example of a growing trend in women’s professional sports: eight players in the tournament had returned to tennis after pausing their careers to have children. USA outdoor track champion and Olympic medalist Alysia Montaño,…

By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz

Aug 06

Moms lose more sleep than dads during the school year, researchers find

By Todd Jones, Benjamin Cowan, Jeff Swigert, The Conversation

Parents spend more time actively engaged with their kids – such as helping with homework or reading together – during the school year than during summer. But the difference is almost three times greater for moms than for dads.

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Aug 04

Pioneering athletes breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports

By John Leicester, Associated Press

Breastfeeding and high-performance sports were long an almost impossible combination for top female athletes. For the 2024 Olympic Games, pioneering mothers will show that it is possible to breastfeed and be competitive.

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May 14

How various religions revere motherhood around the world

By Alyssa Beall, The Conversation

Motherhood and nurturing aren't only celebrated on particular days. Many religions include goddess-centered traditions that embrace many forms of the divine feminine as central to their belief systems.

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Mar 09

Medicaid coverage for new moms gains support in GOP-controlled states

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course.

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May 06

Jill Biden to travel to Eastern Europe for Mother’s Day meeting with Ukrainian refugees

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Jill Biden is using her second solo overseas trip to get an up-close look at the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The White House says she'll spend Mother's Day meeting with displaced families in a small Slovakian village on the border with…

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