https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21741136-small-hours-provided-evolutionary-advantage-early-morning-births-are “THE notion that nothing good happens after midnight does not seem to apply to times of birth. Around the world the peak hours for vaginal births that have not been induced by drugs fall between 1am and 7am; the numbers then dwindle throughout the rest of the day. This has led many scientistsContinue reading “Early-morning births are genetically programmed”
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Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America. Black infants in America are now more than twice as likely to die as white infants — 11.3 per 1,000 black babies, compared with 4.9 per 1,000 white babies, according toContinue reading “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis”
How To Be a Perfect Parent in 5 Easy Steps… or Probably Never
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/una-lamarche/how-to-be-a-perfect-parent_b_2888253.html I don’t dole out much parenting advice as a rule, largely because I have an almost 18-month-old and spend most of my days feeling like a complete and utter fraud and failure. I know that sounds depressing, but here is the truth that will set you free: That’s what parenting is. (click to readContinue reading “How To Be a Perfect Parent in 5 Easy Steps… or Probably Never”
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