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Now is the time for supporters of the legislation to contact members of the committee to express support for HB 5515!

More and more women are making the choice to give birth at home and without the assistance of a medical professional. Mothering Contributing Editor Jennifer Margulis shares the story of her own decision and and unassisted birth.

Yummy mummy moms tell us breastfeeding is their secret to regaining their pre-pregnancy figures. Is it a fact?

Consumer Reports' tests of canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, have found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods we tested contain some BPA.

New Moon has had a tough year like many other businesses. It needs your help to continue.

Canadian researchers find home births have comparable or better outcomes than hospital births.

Congress is currently debating health reform legislation that could leave millions of children worse, rather than better, off and that fails to fix bureaucratic, unfair barriers to care. The Children's Defense Fund is demanding that Congress and the President support changes that provide comprehensive, affordable, accessible care for all children no matter where they live.

Earlier this month, midwives, doulas, doctors, nurses, academics, researchers, students, activists, lawyers, and interested members of the public (including lots of moms and babies) gathered on the campus of Virginia’s George Mason University to discuss the current state of birth in the U.S. and elsewhere.

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has succeeded in one of its efforts to stop false and deceptive marketing of baby videos by persuading the Walt Disney Company to offer a full refund to anyone who purchased a Baby Einstein DVD in the last five years.



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