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The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

May 08, 2022
Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.
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CNN international anchor Zain Asher poses with her mother, Obiajulu Ejiofor. After losing her husband in a car crash, Ejiofor raised four children with strict and innovative practices — including, when Asher was a teenager, using scissors to cut the po

CNN's Zain Asher is grateful for her mom's tough love — even if it meant no TV

May 06, 2022
Asher's dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us.
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Marissa Tuping, a rural midwife, and Risa Calibuso, right, arrive in Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital on July 21. Calibuso gave birth to her son moments later.

The Philippines Has A Policy Against Home Births. It's Not Playing Well In A Pandemic

Oct 25, 2020
The "No Home Birth" policy was created to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates. But critics say it makes giving birth expensive and complicated — especially during the coronavirus crisis.
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Maria Rivas holds photographs of her mother, Julia Medina, who died in 2012. Maria cared for Julia for six years at the end of her life.

A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

Sep 20, 2019
Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.
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Sada Jackson (left), with her mother Ileana Watson in October 2014, when Ileana and her three children participated in a family Breast Cancer Walk together.

'I Only Knew Her As Mom': A Daughter Learns More From Her Late Mother's Best Friend

May 10, 2019
Sada Jackson remembers her mother by talking to her mom's best friend, Angela Morehead-Mugita. Angela passes along advice to Sada that Sada's mom had once given to her.
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<em>Joy Enough</em>, by Sarah McColl

'Joy Enough' Recalls A Daughter's All-Encompassing Love For Her Mother

Jan 16, 2019
Sarah McColl unstintingly puts her heart on the page as she reflects on caring for her dying mother, with whom she is unimaginably close, as her marriage fails.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Why Males Are Biology's Riskier Sex

Jan 30, 2018
New data have confirmed major differences in mutation rates between the sexes — showing that children inherit more mutations from their dads than from their moms, says guest commentator Robert Martin.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Babies And Bankers' Hours: A Shift In U.S. Birth Patterns

Jul 20, 2017
We schedule our work and leisure dates, why not the birth dates of our babies? Anthropologist Barbara J. King looks at this trend in evolutionary perspective.
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Beyoncé performs onstage during the 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Beyoncé Is Not The Magical Negro Mammy

Feb 15, 2017
Just imagine Beyoncé, one of the world's most celebrated, recognized and highest-paid stars, being asked to "mother" Adele and Faith Hill. Not happening.
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