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Fitness Blogger Shares Honest Photo To Highlight Pregnancy Realities

photo credit: Anna Strode/ The Independent UK A fitness blogger has been praised for sharing a photo that challenges the taboos of motherhood and body image.

Hospitals in U.S. Give Away Free Baby Boxes to Curb Infant Mortality

photo credit: Matt Rourke / AP Parents across the country are beginning to ditch traditional cribs in favor of "baby boxes." Baby Box Co.

Talking Trash Cans Come To Life in Brownsville

photo credit: kingscountypolitics.

Transitioning to Parenthood, Part 2: Planning and Setting Expectations

photo credit: Huffington Post This is the second of a series exploring the transition to parenthood and the realities of being a new mom.

Double Dutch Gives Brownsville's 'Jazzy Jumpers' a Creative Outlet

With the exception of dance, recreational activities for girls are non-existent in Brownsville, one of New York's poorest neighborhoods.

Pregnant Inmates Say a Brooklyn Jail Is No Place for Them, Some Judges Agree

Photo credit: NY Times When Stephanie Jorge reported to a federal jail in Brooklyn last year to begin a three-month sentence for bank larceny, she brightly announced that she was pregnant. The correctional officers showed little interest.
Brooklyn: Your 'St. Parties Day' Weekend Events Update

Brooklyn: Your 'St. Parties Day' Weekend Events Update

I know, I know, it's St. Patrick's Day weekend and you're gonna go bananas. You're gonna drink copious amounts of Jameson and Guinness, scream and shout with your friends and make a complete fool out of yourself.

Neighborhood Fears Becoming Homeless Shelter 'Dumping Ground

photo credit: gothamist.org On Wednesday, Crown Heights residents voiced their concerns about the newest homeless shelter, Bergen Houses, confirmed to open later this month.
Homeless in Brooklyn: On Shelters, How Fair is 'Taking a Fair Share?'

Homeless in Brooklyn: On Shelters, How Fair is 'Taking a Fair Share?'

New York City's homeless population is the highest it has ever been since the Great Depression.
Six of the best pregnancy blogs for parents-to-be

Six of the best pregnancy blogs for parents-to-be

Whether you are a first-time parent-to-be or a parenting expert, pregnancy often throws up a million and one questions that we depend on online pregnancy resources to answer.