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photo credit: Reader's Digest For women taking antidepressants, becoming pregnant can be both exciting and terrifying: A major concern has been that the mood-lifting drugs may harm the developing fetus.

photo credit: Reuters.com Meet Erik Groszyk, 30, Harvard graduate and investment banker turned urban farmer.

photo credit: globalnews.ca Before Bozanna Balint-Maltais' daughter was born, she was told her child had meconium aspiration syndrome, a common respiratory condition that makes it difficult for newborns to breathe.

An impressive list of Caribbean authors will take us on a journey through Caribbean literature during WordFest 2017 on Sunday, June 11, at Bedford Restoration Plaza.

Brooke Guinan was the subject of the documentary Woman on Fire, which will be showing at BAM on June 5. Life hasn't changed much for Brooke Guinan since the documentary Woman on Fire premiered at DOC NYC last November.

photo credit: Huffington Post It is a common joke amongst new parents and parents-to-be that babies do not come with an instruction manual.

Libations 2017 Libation 2017 is kicking off the 46th Annual International African Arts Festival with feature performances by Blitz The Ambassador and Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater on Sunday, June 4, at the Restoration Plaza in Bedford-Stuy

photo credit: Isese Festival NYC Isese Festival NYC, the annual celebration of traditional African culture and spirituality, returns to Bedford-Stuyvesant this Sunday, June 4! The classic Brooklyn celebration is presented by Ogbe Sooto Ifa Temple, th

OK, you're not a dummy, but you could probably use some social direction to get your weekend litty! As per usual, the weather in Brooklyn is mirroring our presidential situation - unpredictable and dismal - but this weekend will have a sunshine sight

photo credit: kuow.org The birth of Camie Goldhammer's first daughter did not go as planned. The labor had gone long, and Goldhammer, a social worker, ended up having an emergency C-section.