Pregnancy and Childbirth

What to Expect When You're Expecting: A Disdainful, Demoralizing, Unfunny Film

Florida Legislators Close to Forbidding Pregnant Inmates From Being Handcuffed During Birth

​Fresh off their devastatingly progressive move to legalize rabbit-dyeing, the Florida House passed another landmark law for human rights by banning, at last, state prisons from handcuffing pregnant women during live birth. Next on the agenda: Outlawing forced marathons for disabled veterans in ja ... More >>

Florida Woman Gives Birth On Her Sixth Birthday: OK, It Was Leap Day

​It's always nice when we can work a positive story into our WTF Florida category, and yes this story of a woman giving birth on her sixth birthday counts. Don't worry though, she's actually 24. Her birthday is February 29th, AKA Leap Day. Which means both mother and daughter share the special bir ... More >>

State Senate Honors "Crisis Pregnancy Centers," Outraging Pro-Choice Activists

Late on Tuesday, three Florida state senators -- Mike Haridopolos, John Thrasher and Mike Fasano -- pushed through a resolution honoring so-called "crisis pregnancy centers," a symbolic gesture that has outraged the abortion rights movement. The problem, advocates say, is that such centers have reli ... More >>

One of the First Miami-Dade Babies of 2012 Was Born After Her Mom Tried to Run Down a Thief

​It figures that one of the first babies born in 2012 in Miami-Dade came into the world three weeks early because of a petty theft.Ana Johana Irias, 26, was using an ATM near Northwest 36th Street and 13th Avenue when a teenager drove by on a bike and snatched her $800 gold necklace from around he ... More >>

Florida Woman With Two Uteruses Delivers Twins

Morton Plant Hospital/St. Pete Times​Andreea Barbosa was born with two fully functioning uteruses, and she has put both to good work. On September 15, the 24-year-old Clearwater woman gave birth to two babies -- one from each uterus. Doctors say the chances of such a pregnancy happening are one in ... More >>

Mother and Child grapples with adoption but glosses over abortion

Morton Plant Hospital/St. Pete Times​Andreea Barbosa was born with two fully functioning uteruses, and she has put both to good work. On September 15, the 24-year-old Clearwater woman gave birth to two babies -- one from each uterus. Doctors say the chances of such a pregnancy happening are one in ... More >>

NYE 2010: Rye Rye at the Delano

Rye Rye ready to come back with a bang.​All the best things in life are free. So wouldn't it be nice if there were a free New Year's Eve event to go to? Wait, there is! Thanks to Giant Step -- the same people who brought Kid Sister to the Delano for Art Basel -- Baltimore's Rye Rye will be perform ... More >>

UM Study: Massage Makes for Happier Mothers, Healthier Babies

via Mahalie's Flickr​The University of Miami invited 149 women between their fifth and seventh months of pregnancy to one of its many research labs and split them into two groups. One group totally lucked out and got two complimentary massages every week. Massages in the name of science. The ... More >>

The Most Effective Birth Control We've Seen in a While

In 2007, the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade reported that certain cultural pockets of Miami-Dade really see no problem with teenage pregnancy. "However, some groups did not acknowledge that teen pregnancy is a problem. Most importantly, they expressed knowledge on frequent births to teen ... More >>

Magic City Kitty - Old Snatch vs Older Snatch

Hello, KittyI am a 42-year-old man who has never been married or had kids, but I'm finally ready for both. The problem is that most of the bachelorettes around my age are either ugly, have kids, or aren't able to get pregnant. I've been in contact with two women over the Internet; one lives in New M ... More >>

Kitty Is Goin' to the Chapel

Or maybe not.

One Of These Things Looks Like The Other

Or maybe not.

Missing Person: Lilly Aramburo

She's one of 5,000 people a year reported gone without a trace in Miami-Dade County.

Listen up McCain! Nix Palin Before It's Too Late.

She's one of 5,000 people a year reported gone without a trace in Miami-Dade County.

Mother-in-Law from Hell

A boorish mom, insensitive cops, and a deaf couple add up to nasty controversy.

A Pregnant Pause

Drink heavily and don't worry. That baby will be fine.

Go, Ricki!

Drink heavily and don't worry. That baby will be fine.

Surprise Pregnancy Stuns EMTs

Kendall girl gives birth after complaining of stomach cramps

One Little Pill -- Just in Case

Kendall girl gives birth after complaining of stomach cramps

Daddy's Dog

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Bunghole Bleaching 101: Clean Arses on South Beach

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Waitress

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Justice for All?

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Moon Over Miami

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Keeping the Momentum Going

Celebrating 25 years of lithe bodies

Marina, I just met a girl named Marina...

Celebrating 25 years of lithe bodies

BEST MATERNITY BOUTIQUE

Mommy's Place

Flipped Out

Mommy's Place

Buy, Buy, Love

Show Mom you care with couture

Letters from the Issue of March 25, 2004

Show Mom you care with couture

BEST BABY STORE

La Ideal Baby Store

BEST MATERNITY BOUTIQUE

Meet Me in Miami

Buns in the Ovens

A chef's life leaves little room for baby

Fin Is In

Shark Shenanigans Day

Love & Violation, Part 2

Bridget Garcia swears she was raped. The Aventura police chief says her story stinks. If anything stinks, it's the Aventura Police Department's own investigation.

His Sister's Keeper

Is Darrin McGillis a noble crusader for his late sister's kids, or a courtroom junkie who thrives on drama? Both, actually.

Best Maternity Boutique

Discount Maternity Warehouse

According to Granma

Threats and Violence Lead to Tragedy

Her So-Called Life

Raised in a family devastated by drugs and neglect, Porsche Williams became a mother at age twelve, and a murder victim at fifteen

Best Maternity Boutique

A Pea in the Pod

Daddy Dearest

Can the courts order a wronged father to keep quiet? David Ziskind doesn't think so.

For Better or for Worse

Can the courts order a wronged father to keep quiet? David Ziskind doesn't think so.

A Real Class Act

What happens when four women accuse a high school principal of sexual harassment? So far, not much.

Ten Arms to Hold You

What happens when four women accuse a high school principal of sexual harassment? So far, not much.

Congratulations... You Had a Homosexual

What happens when four women accuse a high school principal of sexual harassment? So far, not much.

A Captive Audience

What happens when four women accuse a high school principal of sexual harassment? So far, not much.

Birth of a Misinterpretation

A Haitian refugee is denied asylum after honestly answering a question about his wife's protracted pregnancy

Junkies

It alters perceptions and skews the ability to tell right from wrong. Ultimately, it results in a dysfunctional society. But it's not a drug. It's the War on Drugs.

Terminated

A social worker's claim - that her refusal to schedule abortions for clients got her fired - puts the Public Defender's Office on the defensive