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Advocates Meet to Bring Doulas to All

Doulas for All! Photo by Keston Jones By Mary-Powel Thomas More than 60 doulas, community advocates, and champions gathered recently to talk about ways to increase doula support for women in New York City and State.

Airline Rules for Traveling While Pregnant

Click here to view original web page at www.travelandleisure.com Pregnancy Travel Advice Six months into pregnancy and I am ready for a vacation .

Where to Wine & Dine 'Your BK Bae' On Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is here, and it falls on a Sunday, the day before President's Day, which is Monday, which also means it's a long weekend to wine and dine your love, or impress a tinder swipe and garner an interlude in the nude.
IMPACCT to Hold 'Fall in Love with Homeownership' Homebuyer Workshop

IMPACCT to Hold 'Fall in Love with Homeownership' Homebuyer Workshop

Join IMPACCT Brooklyn this Saturday for a special first-time homebuyer workshop to guide you through to home ownership and your "happy ever after!" This HUD-certified course is required in order to qualify you for grants and forgivable loans that wil
Saints & Sinners Valentine's Day Guide in Central Brooklyn

Saints & Sinners Valentine's Day Guide in Central Brooklyn

Valentine's Day is an opportunity for expression of love.

BP Adams Calls for Donation of Baby Carriers for Syrian Refugee Mothers

(l to r): Delta Children President Joseph Shamie, Carry the Future volunteer Elena Vournas and her daughter, BirthFocus Executive Director Elizabeth Mangum-Sarach, Carry the Future State Coordinator Janice Purvis, Carry the Future volunteer Kiki Vale
Brooklyn Museum Goes Kosher!

Brooklyn Museum Goes Kosher!

The Brooklyn Museum announced this week that its museum cafeteria, BKM Café, now will be serving a rotating menu of kosher salads, sandwiches and sweets, further gilding it as the first encyclopedic institution in the tri-state area to serve kosher m
Zika virus raises more questions than answers for pregnant women

Zika virus raises more questions than answers for pregnant women

Click here to view original web page at www.latimes.com Renata Cristina da Costa, left, spreads repellent on her daughter Tamires da Costa, who's four months pregnant, at their home near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Reaching Up Into The Noosphere

'The Art of Seeing' by Michael Milton I wrote the poem "The Man From Number 4" late last year, after witnessing the eviction of a confused and lonely elderly person from the building where I live.

Critically Acclaimed 'The Review Panel' Comes to Brooklyn Public Library

Author Siri Hustvedt in her Brooklyn home.