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Here at Kveller, we firmly believe in bagels — the more bagels, the better. Bagels for happy days, bagels for sad days; bagels for celebrations, for shivas, for everything. So, naturally, we… are in support of you eating as many bagels as you want during pregnancy. But there's one type of bagel you may want to stay away from: the poppy seed bagel. The Washington Post reported a horrifying story today about one Maryland mom, Elizabeth Eden, who ate a poppy seed bagel on the same morning that she went… >> Read More

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Not Even Giving Birth Can Stop This Israeli Lawmaker

Marcy Oster

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely is a super-mom and a super-lawmaker. Two weeks ago she gave birth to her third daughter in five years. Despite being out on maternity leave because… as we mentioned, she GAVE BIRTH TWO WEEKS AGO, yesterday, she showed up at the Israeli Parliament to vote on several pieces of legislation, including one bill that would require more ultra-Orthodox men to enlist in the army. The baby, named Noa, was born prematurely, Hotovely said on her Facebook page in a post a week… >> Read More

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What They Don’t Tell You About Having a Baby

Jordana Horn

Three years ago this week, I had my last baby. I realize there’s the “hey, you never know” factor, but she was my sixth. So, stick a fork in me: I’m done. But what’s amazing to me is… that even now, 14 years after having my first kid, I still get so pissed about how many things fall into the category Stuff People Never Tell You Before You Have a Baby. Obviously, I have no regrets about having any of my children. But, that being said, was I in any way adequately aware… >> Read More

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Did Miriam’s Tambourine Make Her Look Fat?

Rachel Ornstein Packer

Miriam of the Bible is probably best known as Moses’s older sister — she’s the one who placed him in a basket and sends him down the Nile to safety. She’s known as “Miriam the prophetess”… because, after the Israelites were being chased by the Egyptians — nearly losing their lives and witnessing the parting of the Red Sea — it was Miriam who provided hope and faith by rallying the women to play their tambourines and dance on the shore to celebrate their redemption. Today, Miriam is revered by modern… >> Read More

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New York Is Finally Expanding Medicaid’s Coverage of Doulas

Joanna C. Valente

Did you know that black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women in New York State? And in New York City, black women are 12 times more likely to die from… pregnancy-related causes than white women. This is shameful. Thankfully, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo just announced a series of initiatives aimed to decrease these unacceptably high rates, including a program that will expand Medicaid coverage for doulas. Having a doula present for a birth decreases complications -- and yet, most women don't use them, largely because the… >> Read More

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