Ludacris might be newly married to his bride Eudoxie, but he's fighting another woman in court for custody of his toddler daughter, and the whole thing's getting ugly.

The mother of Whitney Purvis—who was featured on the first season of 16 & Pregnant—was arrested arrested over the weekend in Georgia for drug possession. April Purvis, 37, was charged with felony possession of meth and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. When asked for a comment by TMZ on her mother's arrest,…

We saw the romantic comedies. We read the books. And here's the stuff they left out.

In middle school, high school and college, I made tons of cash from babysitting. But I'll never forget the day I decided I didn't want to take care of other people's kids anymore.

The National Zoo attempted ultrasounds; she was uncooperative. "The ways of panda reproduction are capricious and frustrating, and with Panda-nation awaiting an outcome, one zoo official referred to Mei Xiang as "this dang bear.'" [WaPo]

The only way to describe the hilarious YouTube sensation, "Pregnant Women Are Smug," is with the cliched phrase: It's funny because it's true.

According to an article in Newsweek, over 1,000 men each day become depressed after the arrival of a new baby.

An Australian teen was breastfeeding while driving when she almost hit a police car. Turns out she was drunk. This is unrelated to the Florida woman who breastfed while drunk and high. [Daily Mail, News.com.au]

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has the British media in a tizzy over her decision to return to work just five days after giving birth to her daughter via C-section.

As Moe so cannily pointed out last year, in the media narrative of celebrity pregnancy, baby weight has become just plain old fat. But what about those fertile women who do quickly and easily avoid those child rearing pounds? They're plain old liars! The new rumor is that Nicole Kidman did not actually give birth to…

A new survey says that 9% of postpartum women suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. You know, the same disorder that Iraq vets and plane crash survivors get. Something does not compute here, especially when you read further into the Wall Street Journal piece about this increasingly common affliction.…

There are so many things to worry about as a woman prepares herself for childbirth: Will my baby be born healthy? Will my body recover fully? Will my vadge look perfectly hairless when it comes time to push a child out of it? Yes, increasing numbers of New York women are scheduling everything from hair appointments to…

A national study co-sponsored by the CDC shows that 1 in 50 newborns is a victim of non-fatal abuse or neglect. David Finkelhor, the director of the Crimes against Children Research Center, tells the AP that the statistics suggest that families without health insurance are not getting satisfactory care for their…

When I wrote a post praising Barack Obama's mother, Stanley Ann, for leading an unconventional, mostly single life as a mother, there was a rousing discussion in the comments about what constitutes an "ideal" environment for children. Was it heinous that Stanley Ann left Barack with his grandparents to globe trot? Did…

Ever since Jamie Lynn Spears announced she was with child, teen pregnancy has been a hot button editorial topic, especially in the wake of the success of accidental-mom rom-coms Juno and Knocked Up. So it was only a matter of time until Caitlin Flanagan, the former New Yorker scribe who fancies herself an authority on…

Considering the avalanche of praise heaped on screenwriter Diablo Cody's debut film, Juno, an equally intense backlash was predictable. In fact, a piece on Slate yesterday explored the potential culture wars on teen pregnancy the movie could inspire. Writer Ann Hulbert quotes NY Times critic A.O. Scott's review of Juno…

Researchers say that if new moms want to lose baby weight, they should get some sleep. A study found that getting enough shut-eye may be as important as a healthy diet and exercise. "Mothers who slept five hours or less when their babies were six months old were three times more likely than rested mothers to have kept…