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...circumstances surrounding the birth of a female infant in Kosciusko, Miss., on Jan. 29, 1954, were not promising. Present was the usual mix that had so often accumulated into a burden too heavy for a single-parent household like the one Oprah Winfrey grew up in. The state in which she was born had laws in place waiting to characterize her as unwelcome, to bar her participation in otherwise acceptable social activities, to shackle her to the residue of slavery and other injustices of the past. The simple truth is that her grandmother, her great-grandmother and all the great...
...improvements in anesthetics, antibiotics and operating techniques over the past few decades--they still introduce real risks. In 1% to 2% of cases, C-sections lead to infection, damage to other organs during surgery or severe bleeding in the mother. They can also endanger the baby if the infant's gestational age has been miscalculated and the child is removed from the womb too soon. Risks to the mother increase with each successive C-section, and the procedure isn't recommended for women who plan to have more than two children...
Parents struggling with a particular issue--an infant who won't sleep or a child with a chronic illness--find blogging especially helpful as an outlet and a way to connect to others who are facing the same problems. "You can find three other moms dealing with gestational diabetes and talk about specific fears and concerns," says Ananda Mitra, an associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University. "It can be incredibly validating and supportive...
...vanished. Cuevas looked up and noticed the window was open, which struck her as odd on a cold winter night. Before she could make sense of the empty crib, she noticed a small fire that quickly engulfed the whole bedroom. Investigators determined that it swallowed the remains of the infant as well...
...catastrophe--divorce, unemployment or a sudden shortfall in the family budget. Donna Johns, 44, of Ocala, Fla., started depositing spare change in an olive jar hidden in a kitchen cabinet after giving birth to a premature baby six years ago. She had quit her job to care for the infant, so money was tight. "You'd be impressed at how fast it adds up," she says. Over the years, the olive jar, which reached $600 at its peak, has paid for Christmas presents and car insurance. Relieved whenever his wife comes up with extra cash, Donna's husband doesn...