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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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Local Hartford Program Aims To Help Mothers In Need
An expansion of a local program in Hartford is providing resources for mothers in need.
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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
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Sleep Deprivation in New Moms May Be Linked to Accelerated Aging, UCLA Study Says
New research from UCLA suggests that the biological age of women who don’t sleep enough during the first year after they give birth to their babies was higher than women who did sleep enough.
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As More Women Opt Out of the Workforce, Here's What We Know About How That Could Affect Their Social Security Benefits
Covid-19 has prompted many women to take time out to care for loved ones. What that could mean for their retirement income.
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Ilana Glazer and Sophia Bush Talk Pregnancy Dreams and Fears
Ilana Glazer is expecting in real life, and so is her character in the Hulu horror film “False Positive.” She told us she’s been having incredibly odd dreams lately and explained the fear that went into the film.
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Campaign-Funded Child Care Helps Moms Run for Office — Meet the Woman Making It Happen
“Imagine if not one candidate at any level of government had to consider the cost of child care when weighing their decision to run for office.”
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New Legislation Aims to Provide More Support for Working Breastfeeding Moms
The General Assembly is discussing legislation that will provide more support and protections for working mothers.
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The Cast of ‘The Upshaws' Come Clean to Their Moms for Mother's Day
We asked the cast of Netflix’s “The Upshaws” to apologize to their moms for Mother’s Day, so Wanda Sykes, Mike Epps and Kim Fields came clean to us about some bad things they did as kids. (We might’ve gotten Mike Epps in trouble.)
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2021 Mother's Day Spending Is Way Up—But Moms Just Want This One, Free Gift
With all due respect to all the dads out there… it’s been a really, really (one more time so they can hear me in the back row) … really hellish year to be a mom. As the pandemic forced schools to shutter across the country and introduced us all to the unwelcome concept of remote homeschooling, mothers have largely borne...
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U.S. Moms Working Full-Time Are Paid $0.75 for Every Dollar Paid to Fathers, Leading to Devastating Economic Losses
“It’s not just women who suffer, it’s their entire family who’s going to suffer if we don’t pay them what they’re owed.”
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The U.S. is a Dangerous Place to Give Birth, Especially for Black Moms
The U.S. has high rates of infant mortality for a wealthy nation, and those rates are even higher for Black infants. Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow, explains the problem and potential policy fixes during Black Maternal Health Week.
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For Mothers With Mental Illnesses, Breaking the Myth of a Perfect Parent Is the First Step to Wellness
The decision to start a family is always very personal and multi-faceted, but it becomes even more complex for those who have a history of mental health illness.