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Pregnancy and Childbirth

  • Film

    May 17, 2012

    What to Expect When You're Expecting

    The narrow world view of the parent trap.

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Pregnancy Puzzler

    Lactation not related to giving birth.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Donnicia Venters: Lactation Not Related to Pregnancy, Houston Federal Judge Rules

    Not connected to pregnancy.​U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes is likely about to become the butt of Internet merriment with the news of a recent decision. He'll also be pissing off breast-feeding moms, and that is one group you do not want to cross, as many companies and entities have discovere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Five Musical MILFs Who Rocked Pregnancy

    Beyoncé's ever-changing baby bump.​In the world of prominent celebrities, it's headlining news even if that famous person sneezes. So in when Houston's own Beyoncé announced her pregnancy at the 2011 VMA's in August, the media and fans went into a frenzy of reactions. Some were elated, some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Micah Ashley Alford: Stripper Mom of the Year Candidate

    KPRCMicah Ashley Alford: She just wants to dance​We have a new candidate for the prestigious Peole Who Should Not Reproduce award: Micah Ashley Alford,, a 26-year-old League City who just wants to rub guy's crotchies with her butt, without being bothered by all those damn babies she keeps pump ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Tambreshia Laqua Jackson: HPD Let Alleged Teen Mom-Killer Have Her Baby Before Arresting Her

    Had her baby then turned herself in.​Sixteen-year-old Tambreshia Laqua Jackson shot her mother to death in 2009, but by the time police figured out she'd done it, she was eight months pregnant. "It was agreed by HPD, the Harris County District Attorney's Office and Jackson that she would turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    "Choose Life": Bill to Put Your Religious and Political Views on Texas License Plates Passes Senate

    Holier than thou, person stuck behind me in traffic​State Senator Dan Patrick is proudly reporting that the Texas Senate has passed by a 21-10 vote his bill creating license plates that say "Choose Life," thereby, we guess, breaking off the crippling shackles of all those Texans who have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Life in Prison With No Parole for Man Who Impregnated His 11-Year-Old Stepdaughter

    Home for the rest of this sex offender's life​A sentence has come down in the case of a Brazoria County man who impregnated his 11-year-old stepdaughter, and it's a steep one: Life in prison with no chance of parole. KTRK, which broke the story and has been following it, says a judge handed d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Teen Birth Rate Hits Lowest Point In 70 Years

    Less chance these days his mom's a teenager​See what happens when you get rid of abstinence-only sex education? The birth rate for teen mothers is at its lowest point since 1940, when records were first kept, a federal study released today says. The report from the National Center for Healt ... More >>

  • Film

    June 3, 2010

    Born Identity

    Mother and Child grapples with adoption (but only adoption).

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Narjes Modarresi, Accused Of Burying Her Two-Year-Old Son, Pins Hopes On Andrea Yates' Lawyer

    Photo courtesy HCSOAn expert on postpartum depression tells us Modarresi may not have known right from wrong​Many observers believe that attorney George Parnham is planning an insanity defense for Narjes Modarresi, the 28-year-old mother accused of burying alive her two-year-old son Masih Golabba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Friday Night Noise: How I Quit Crack and Railcars

    Photo courtesy HCSOAn expert on postpartum depression tells us Modarresi may not have known right from wrong​Many observers believe that attorney George Parnham is planning an insanity defense for Narjes Modarresi, the 28-year-old mother accused of burying alive her two-year-old son Masih Golabba ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    Jacko's Doc and the Ultimate Stage Mother

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Apparently, Crazy Shit Can Go Down When You're Pregnant

    Photo by PinkMooseI never thought pregnancy could be so crazy.Apparently, I was wrong.Now calm down, gentle readers. The fates have not yet conspired to allow Miss Pop Rocks to breed (perhaps there's an overabundance of snark at the moment and the universe does not need anymore), but this thou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Psychic: Your Unborn Baby Says To Put A Mini-Fan Near Your Testicles

    When Houston psychic Kim O'Neill was in her late twenties, she was unhappily employed at an advertising agency. In a moment of despair, she shut her office door and cried out, "I need help! Someone help me!" That evening an angel appeared in her living room. "When he started to speak -- and by the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Post-Partum Depression As A Defense For Killing Your Child: Maybe Coming True In Texas?

    Photo by normanackIn a surprisingly civilized and advanced move for our great state, local Texas House Democrats Jessica Farrar and Garnet Coleman co-authored and introduced a bill that would make post-partum psychosis a possible legal defense in trials of women who kill their children. Under the te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    OMG SALMA HAYEK BREASTFEEDING WTF!?!

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    BOIs Make A Comeback In Galveston

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Once An Adoption Scammer, Always An Adoption Scammer

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Department Of Bad Timing (And Bad News)

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    The Immigration Cops Hate Midwives

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    The Weather Channel: So What’s Up?

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Did You Know That The High School Pregnancy Pact Is All Juno’s Fault?

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2008

    Parish Predators: Father Antonio Gonzalez and the Missionary Position

    OMG OMG OMG Salma Hayek breast fed a baby in Sierra Leone OMG OMG OMG! Seriously, what is this, the next Yalta Conference? You would think so, given the reaction of the popular and not-so-popular press. Google "Salma Hayek breastfeeding" and you'll get such lovely quotes and comments as "Lucky ba ... More >>

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    Toxic Town: Birth Defects

    Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Miss Pop Rocks: Oh My God Oh My God Oh My God J. Lo IS Pregnant!

    Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    Get Lit: Q&A with Nick Hornby

    Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Miss Pop Rocks: Is Jennifer Lopez Pregnant? Is Jennifer Lopez Pregnant? Huh, huh, huh?

    Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2007

    Birth, The Play

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Houston's Weather Has Always Been Mercurial, and Now We've Got Real Mercury to Deal With?

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    Good News: Texas Leads the Nation in Teen Pregnancy

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    It’s All About Location

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    When Mom Pops

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2007

    Abort Mission

    Karen Brody exposes the myths about the miracle of childbirth

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Baby Blues

    Lisa Collins took the Paxil her doctor prescribed. There was supposed to be no problem with her continuing it during her pregnancy. Now, it seems, there was.

  • Culture

    June 22, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    December 29, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our reviewers weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    December 22, 2005

    Baby Boom

    A charming show from Stages -- with no Scrooge!

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Stomped Out

    A teenage mom-to-be decides she doesn't want her babies after all

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Saving Babies

    Plus: The Terminators, Pollution Coverage, Democratic Dishes

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Child Support

    The same extreme measures that saved Sidney Miller at birth also severely disabled her 11 years ago. Texas courts are still trying to determine who should pay for it -- and could set a legal precedent in the process.

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Rock-A-Baby Bye-Bye

    A state program was supposed to give moms a safe place to drop off unwanted newborns. Then why are so many babies still ending up in the trash?

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Grieving in Public

    Red flags go up around Russell Yates

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Chinese Puzzle

    An Asian mother loses her first asylum battle

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    Kristi's Gift

    She gave up her infant son to two strangers who became her friends. Now, more than two years later, she's still in his life, visiting regularly. In an open adoption, they're all doing their best for Ryan.

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Deliverance from China

    Unmarried and pregnant, she knew her options in a land obsessed with population control: Abort or become an outcast. Lijun looked for another way out.

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Downing

    Brentwood's protests have given way to a calmer acceptance of AIDS patients living there

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Reefer Madness?

    Angela took a hit. And CPS took her babies away.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Insider

    Baby Tug-of-war. They're common folk from Converse, locked in a legal battle to get their grandchild back from a Houston judge

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