Half a million new mothers in the US suffer from postpartum depression every year, yet a lack of awareness and stigma toward the condition keep many from getting the help they need.
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Parents often have nothing left in the tank to give after a day of parenting. So friends without kids can feel neglected without fully understanding it is not about them.
New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.
Young parents and others who don’t fit the ‘ideal’ of parenthood are especially vulnerable.
New research shows kangaroos may form long-term friendships.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Negative emotions, especially regret, are seldom expressed when talking about motherhood.
Shared parental leave requires mothers to give up some of their maternity leave.
As participation levels rise, TV viewing figures increase and sponsorship income improves year on year, what’s left to achieve for women in football?
Being a mom can be heartbreaking, empowering, scary, fulfilling and everything in between.
Not enough data is being collected about the impact taking prescription medication has on breastfeeding.
Child development is always more complex than whether a baby is breastfed or not, as multiple factors affect our health.
Three debut Australian novels explore diverse territory: the recognisable real world of parental estrangement, and a dystopian near-future where it never stops raining.
Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
The lines between family life and Buddhist monasticism are not so ‘either/or’ as they might seem.
Team sport provides postpartum mothers with opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.
Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood.
Greek epic poetry often uses mothers and wives to humanize its heroes, reminding listeners of the meaning of sacrifice.
A philosopher offers advice on how mothers could stop being pitted against each other.
Top contributors
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Human Sciences and Psychology; Faculty Associate of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor of Sport Management & Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, Brock University
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, Christenson Professor in Active Healthy Living, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Assistant professor in kinesiology, University of The Fraser Valley
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Southampton
