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In South Africa, giving birth may lead to a poorer future

By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times MAVELA, South Africa — Her grandmother was an alcoholic and her mother was a prostitute, strangled by a client. The child of another of her mother’s customers, Nicolene Marx grew up in a poor … read more »

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Niger: The worst place in world to be a mother

Niger is worst place in the world to be a mother, new research has revealed today. The West African country, one of the globe’s poorest, has replaced Afghanistan at the bottom of a list compiled by Save the Children. Norway … read more »

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Help us help ourselves, say Swaziland’s young single mothers

Women in Swaziland are heavily discriminated against, both by law and by custom. According to the former, women in effect have the status of minors and cannot get a bank loan without the consent of their husbands. According to the … read more »

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How worn-out mothers kiss goodbye to romance as one in three believe the man in their life no longer finds them attractive

Becoming a mother is a turning point for many women. But it seems it may be more of a turn off for their husbands. A third of women bringing up children believe the man in their life no longer finds … read more »

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Why wives hate the mother-in-law who is ‘controlling’ and ‘interfering’

The stereotype suggests that it’s the husband who simply cannot bear their mother-in-law. But wives feel exactly the same, according to the latest research. One in four despises their mother-in-law and believes she is ‘controlling, interfering and bitchy’. Parental control: … read more »

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Girl, 7, raped by dad as mom looks on

Pietermaritzburg – The memory of being raped repeatedly by her father in front of her mother is what a 7-year-old girl from Haniville, 10km outside Pietermaritzburg, will live with for the rest of her life. It is alleged that in … read more »

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Mom breastfeeds puppy

A pregnant mother has started breastfeeding her Staffordshire bull terrier puppy. Kura Tumanako, of Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand, told tntmagazine.com that her baby daughter had stopped taking her milk as her nipples were too large for the baby. “I … read more »

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Oprah discovered ‘secret half-sister’

In one of the most emotional moments in the 25-year history of her daytime show, Miss Winfrey introduced her own long lost sibling in what she called a “miracle of miracles.” The half-sister, called Patricia, was born in Milwaukee in … read more »

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Homeless man with golden voice reunites with mother

The homeless man with the golden voice, Ted Williams, is reunited with his mother, Julia Williams, 90, in New York COLUMBUS, OHIO—A homeless man whose silky announcing voice has catapulted him to national fame reunited Thursday with his mother, recorded … read more »

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Sexaul Abuse And It’s Discontents

I watched Oprah today. Tyler Perry shared the raw sexual and physical abuse he experienced at the hands of people. Adults. Family members. Friend’s moms. People you trust. People you don’t know. People you know. I had goose bumps when … read more »

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What motherhood does to brain power

Once upon a time, moms were told — and they believed — having a baby meant losing brain cells in the delivery room. Well, cast aside conventional thinking that suggests “mommy brain” means mindless behavior. New scientific research says all … read more »

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