Source: 5 Nutrients Breast-feeding Moms Should Not Miss | For Parents | US News

These images give new meaning to the miracle of life.

Source: 14 Raw Photos That Celebrate What Giving Birth Actually Looks Like

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers has announced the winners of their 2017 contest, and the photos they chose show the struggles mothers go through to bring new life into the world, and the sheer joy that follows.

Source: 10+ Powerful NSFW Photos From The 2017 Birth Photo Competition Prove That Moms Are Badass | Bored Panda

The program, which is set to go into effect on January, 1 2018, would provide 12 weeks of paid leave to employees who seek to take care for a new child, a close relative with a serious health condition, or relieve the pressures created when a family member is called to active military service.

Source: Governor Cuomo announces New York’s Paid Family Leave law – Story

Sometimes what hospitals deliver are interventions a pregnant mom did not expect.

Source: VIDEO: 9 Moms Tell Their Real Stories About Childbirth – WNYC News – WNYC

Childbirth should not strip a woman of the right to informed consent. But in practice, it sometimes does.

Source: When Childbirth Feels like Assault – The Development Set – Medium

The drug appears to increase the risk of asthma or developmental problems in children.

Source: The Trouble With Tylenol and Pregnancy – The New York Times

The first three months of parenting are often the hardest. A quarter of all babies in this age group are diagnosed as suffering from colic, a diagnosis given when doctors don’t know why a baby is so unhappy and parents are unable to stop their tears.

Source: The Fourth Trimester – Why Newborns Hate Being Put Down | Sarah Ockwell-Smith