Calling off a baby shower on Instagram can happen. Calling off the baby itself with a grid post? Oh no. But that’s exactly what happened when a woman who calls herself Moraa posted a baby termination announcement created with AI that has ignited a firestorm of debate — even though the post itself has been … Read more
Nobody disputes that Lindsay Clancy killed her three young children. But three years later, her defense attorneys have put another defendant on trial: the mental health professionals and system responsible for her care. Clancy and her former husband, Patrick, have filed civil lawsuits against several medical professionals involved in her treatment, alleging negligence and wrongful … Read more
There is never a perfect time to step away from your team. If you’re a head coach, there is always another game, another trip, another training session. And in professional women’s soccer, those demands last almost 11 months of the year. But, as I tell my players, we’re people first — and when I became … Read more
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is one thing. Fitting into your own shoes — decades after buying them — is another story. “A very common misconception is that a person’s shoe size doesn’t change,” Dr. Rock Positano, a podiatrist and co-director of the Non-Surgical Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Special … Read more
A baby at the center of a bitter legal battle over whether he should have been aborted was born this week with a serious and rare heart defect. Surrogate McKenna West was about 20 weeks pregnant when the baby she was carrying, Gabriel, was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital heart defect that … Read more
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has begun the process of freezing her eggs — and is keeping her followers updated on social media. In a series of Instagram stories this past weekend, the 36-year-old “squad” member revealed she had been saving up for and contemplating the procedure for some time. She said she felt “empowered” to … Read more
So long, saltines and applesauce — modern moms-to-be are turning to performance products to boost energy during pregnancy and labor like athletes. “It makes total sense,” Lauren Puretz, an OB-GYN and ultrarunner in Colorado Springs, Colo., told The Post. Whether logging miles or carrying a child, the feats take fuel — and sometimes sports nutrition … Read more
Complaints around glyphosate, a chemical found in many home and commercial herbicides, are growing like weeds. The herbicide has long been a target of criticism by the Make America Healthy Again movement lead by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The main concern is it’s a possible carcinogen. Bayer, the company that makes weedkiller Roundup … Read more
She had a bun in the oven — and four more in her stomach. A pregnant woman had viewers salivating after sharing photos of the massive In-N-Out banquet she ordered to satisfy her prenatal cravings. According to the Reddit post, titled “Pregnant and Shameless,” the hangry customer ordered two cheese burgers, two fries, one strawberry … Read more
Your baby plans could be up in the air. As millions of Americans brace for another day cloaked in wildfire smoke, experts are warning that the haze may be clouding more than the horizon — it could also affect couples’ chances of getting pregnant. In one recent study, researchers found that when New Yorkers woke … Read more
Tiana Bender-Santiago is doing what cancer said she couldn’t. The 28-year-old, diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, at age 13, was told she’d likely never have children. An oafish fertility doctor even deemed her ovaries “dusty.” But now, the brunette and her bellyful of baby are laughing all the way to labor … Read more
The pregnancy pangs of labor and delivery don’t compare to the pain-in-the-pockets new parents feel once that hospital bill gets delivered. Giving birth to a little baby costs moms like Allison Kuch big bucks. But the 30-year-old influencer, married to former NFL defensive end Isaac Rochell, 31, didn’t bank on being hit with a $20,000 … Read more
A laboring mother has delivered her baby while sleeping, missing the birth of her own son. In a now-viral video, the woman detailed the circumstances that would be unimaginable to any mother. The 27-year-old mother-of-three had been called into a hospital in Canada for a medical induction. She had tested positive with Group B Streptococcus … Read more
Congrats, you just had a baby — now what? New moms know to expect sleep deprivation, a sudden shift in hormones and a challenging physical recovery in the initial weeks after delivery. The postpartum period can actually bring a wide range of temporary and long-lasting effects on the body — some are painful, others are … Read more
The labor and delivery unit at an Ohio hospital is about to see a lot of call outs. Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio has just set a new record as 17 nurses — in the labor and delivery unit nonetheless — are expecting. The nurses made headlines as their unit’s previous pregnancy record was … Read more
Anne Hathaway just blew up one of society’s most stubborn taboos. At 43, the Oscar winner is expecting her third child with husband Adam Schulman, and her announcement has reignited an age-old debate: When, exactly, is a woman supposedly “too old” to become a mother? Hathaway shared the pregnancy on Instagram with a video that … Read more
Kylie Jenner has been hit with yet another employee lawsuit after her former private chef claimed she miscarried following months of grueling work during a high-risk pregnancy. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges the chef routinely worked 11 and 12 hour shifts, five days a week, and was denied reasonable accommodations … Read more
That’s Mrs. Vance if ya nasty. Second Lady Usha Vance took a jab at The New York Times after an article commented on the “political significance” of her pregnancy — including a dress she wore on her podcast show “Storytime with the Second Lady.” Mrs. Vance made Second Lady history as the first spouse of … Read more
Around 15% of American kids experience developmental delays, and the number is rising. Now a new study suggests that a specific factor in moms’ health plays a big role in whether her kid will face those challenges. “Pregnancy is not like Vegas, where what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” Dr. Evelina Grayver told The Post. … Read more
A Sydney mom has gone viral after she aired her disappointment over a pregnancy milestone, with thousands weighing in. Fitness and mum creator Emily Jeffery took to TikTok to share the “sad” reality she faced as her due date approached, revealing that the “village” she hoped for was nowhere to be found. In the viral video, which … Read more