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New Yorkers touched by pregnancy and infant loss are walking to raise public awareness for National Perinatal & Infant Loss Day Saturday, October 15 th . Walkers may register online at www.babystepswalknyc.org or in person, beginning at 3pm.

FALL USHERS IN THE TWELFTH ANNUAL BED-STUY ALIVE! CELEBRATION Brooklyn NY (September 16, 2016) — The Bed-Stuy Alive! Collective is proud to present the 12TH Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! celebration, scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 8th, and sp

This Saturday, October 8, is the kickoff of the 12th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive!, a week-long celebration of Bed-Stuy's people, art and culture! Bed-Stuy Alive! is a community development activity, promoting tourism and stimulating community pride by intr

As the country gears up for an intense presidential election, issues like race, gender, class and age creep into the national conversation.

If you're pregnant, you probably have a lot of very specific questions on your mind. If only your doctor had a private line you could call 24/7, right? Well, this is where a pregnancy-tracking app or two can really come in handy.

6e47810c-637e-41e1-8858-bb0cb20b1fa5 A study published by The BMJ today finds a consistent association between higher blood glucose (sugar) levels during pregnancy and increased risk of complications around the time of birth, but there is no clear ev

Nelson "Madiba" Mandela The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art will hold its third annual Nelson "Madiba" Mandela Humanitarian Awards celebration this Sunday, October 9, at the Brooklyn Music School, located at 126 Felix Street in Fort Greene.

In the United States, one in 10 babies are born premature, or between 20 and 37 weeks. A full term of pregnancy is at least 40 weeks.

Female beautification masks by the Chokwe people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Riot Police The killings of unarmed black civilians by the police have sparked a nationwide conversation around race and police violence.