Motherhood News

Will millennials be the generation that breaks the cycle of intergenerational warfare? This generation, whose oldest members are reaching the first years of their thirties and whose youngest members are still teens, has been examined and dissected thoroughly, and a picture of their "character" has come out.

May is almost over and Mother's Day has passed, but it's never too late to honor thy mother.

Amanda Voorheis became engaged to boyfriend, Preston, 18, in December 2012. Excited for the future, she moved out of her parent's house to live with him in a Blackman Township apartment.

A blood test that can tell if a pregnant woman is at risk of post-natal depression is being developed.

In today's America, a single woman facing a surprise pregnancy is likely to consider just two options: abortion or single motherhood.

This obsession with celebrities and their journey into motherhood baffles me. From the first signs of baby bumps to the days after delivery , these women are paraded all over the media as if they were the first to have ever entered the maternal world.

A first time ever Mother's Day Art event was staged in the foyer reception area of San Francisco's County Jail #2 last Friday, a women-only jail facility located on 7th Street.

They are part of an increasing social trend nationwide - the number of first time mothers in their forties has risen steadily in the last five years.

Motherhood proved to be a life-changing event for actress Kym Whitley. ESSENCE.com caught up with the star to talk about her new reality show on OWN, Raising Whitley .

For every woman lucky enough to fulfil her dream of motherhood, there are many more disillusioned women like me who remain childless.

Kim, 32, is expecting the couple's first child in July and while Kanye, 35, has a European tour planned for later this year, he will take his girlfriend and baby on the road with him.

Mary DeMuth recently critiqued the popular "smoking hot wife" line, pointing out that for the many Christian wives recovering from experiences of sexual abuse, this kind of imperative makes the difficult path towards healthy intimacy even harder.

Kim Kardashian is receiving love from abroad. British pop star Cheryl Cole sent a touching message via WhoSay to the expecting mother Thursday.

Considering the 700,000-plus live birth rate in the country, it is calculated that the prevalence of obstetric fistula is 0.3 to 0.6 every 1,000 deliveries For many women in rural Nepal, motherhood comes at a cost.

Shakira has confirmed that she won't be returning as a coach on "The Voice" next season.

I realize some of you may be offended by this, but I'm going to say it anyway: happy belated Mother's Day! Some of you may think it's an odd thing to be offended over, but I've been reading that some women feel excluded or otherwise offended by the celebration of motherhood.

Women should be able to decide how many kids they have - even if it means eating a couple to cut down the numbers.

Having just observed Cupcake's 27th Mother's Day it gives me pause to reflect on the whole institution of motherhood.

Shakira is leaving "The Voice" after one season, to concentrate on motherhood and her new record.

For a few years in high school, Janieta Eyre stopped speaking, from a combination of depression and shyness.