/tags/motherhood motherhood en-US WLRN Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:59:57 GMT /news/2021-12-21/a-hospital-offered-a-payment-plan-for-babys-nicu-stay-45-843-a-month-for-a-year After baby Dorian Bennett arrived two months early and spent more than 50 days in the neonatal ICU, his parents received a bill of more than $550,000 — despite having health insurance. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:59:57 GMT /news/2021-12-21/a-hospital-offered-a-payment-plan-for-babys-nicu-stay-45-843-a-month-for-a-year Victoria Knight /2021-11-08/florida-congressional-primary-miami-leads-global-climate-talks-disorderly-blondes-podcast A congressional race that’s come down to a handful of ballots. Miami-Dade County's plan to cut carbon emissions. Plus, two South Florida moms host a podcast to share their experiences of caring for children with Autism. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 23:10:13 GMT /2021-11-08/florida-congressional-primary-miami-leads-global-climate-talks-disorderly-blondes-podcast Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /2018-11-26/rethinking-bed-rest-for-pregnancy Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:02:00 GMT /2018-11-26/rethinking-bed-rest-for-pregnancy Alison Kodjak /2018-03-08/statehouses-have-a-ways-to-go-to-accommodate-new-moms In Virginia, a new class of state lawmakers includes mothers of young children. The delegates are finding a workplace not as accommodating as they would like. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:58:00 GMT /2018-03-08/statehouses-have-a-ways-to-go-to-accommodate-new-moms Sarah McCammon, Sarah McCammon /2018-02-07/nurse-calls-cops-after-woman-seeks-help-for-postpartum-depression-right-call A package of mental health bills in California aims to make it easier for new moms to get help and to build awareness among more health workers of postpartum mood disorders. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT /2018-02-07/nurse-calls-cops-after-woman-seeks-help-for-postpartum-depression-right-call April Dembosky /2017-12-20/how-racism-may-cause-black-mothers-to-suffer-the-death-of-their-infants African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more vulnerable. Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:01:00 GMT /2017-12-20/how-racism-may-cause-black-mothers-to-suffer-the-death-of-their-infants Rebecca Davis, Rhitu Chatterjee /npr-breaking-news/2017-12-07/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:51:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2017-12-07/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why Renee Montagne, Nina Martin, ProPublica /npr-breaking-news/2017-08-07/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day The technical term is diastasis recti, and it affects many new moms. The growing fetus pushes apart the abdominal muscles, and the separation often stays open. But science suggests this fix can work. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 08:50:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2017-08-07/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day Michaeleen Doucleff