I’ve Learned To Love Babies, Now I’m Waiting Until I’m Ready
I’ve Learned To Love Babies, Now I’m Waiting Until I’m Ready
Sometimes it amazes me how much we’re ruled by biology. When I was younger, I would blatantly ignore any babies that I saw. It wasn’t that I was trying to […]
Jessica Alba Launches Line Of Eco-Friendly Baby Products
Just months after the birth of her second daughter, actress Jessica Alba is adding the title of entrepreneur to her résumé, and launching a line of eco-friendly baby products. Alba, […]
Telling My Mexican Family: “Yes, I Want Kids, Just Not Now”
My grandma and aunts keep asking me when I’m going to start popping out some babies, now that I am living with my boyfriend. I’m 27 and my aunt insists […]
Latinas Benefit Big From New Insurance Guidelines
By Maria Elena Pérez, Interim Executive Director National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Latinas by far disproportionately benefit in every area of the new Department of Health and Human Services […]
Border Residents Delivered By Midwives Barred Entry To U.S.
By Jazmine Ulloa Published: May 13, 2010 IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SWELTERING MONDAY MORNING in August. Yuliana Trinidad Castro sat in her truck with her mother, sister, and newborn daughter, windows […]
Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa Could Prevent Birth Defects
[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the March of Dimes.] Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of […]
“Anchor Baby” Is Always A Racist Term
I know that this latest round of immigration grandstanding isn’t the first time the term “anchor baby” has come into vogue. But as a woman, it’s the first time I’ve […]
Arnold’s Telenovela Plot Line Less Fun In Real Life
I remember back when I first started joining my tías in watching telenovelas, the main character was one of those ever-pure types who somehow manages not to consummate her marriage […]
Guapura 101: Latinas More Likely To Have Kids
Latinas, according to new Census data, are much more likely to have children than other women. A press release from the Census notes that immigrant women (likely to be Latina) […]
The Nightmare Of The American Dream For Latino Families
[Editor’s Note: If you don’t read in Spanish you can translate this page using Google Chrome.] Mediante la convivencia con mujeres hispanas aquí en California me he enterado de la […]