Morning Brew 10-02-09
Today’s top headlines for parents
In a statistic that the CDC calls “upsetting”, 28 pregnant women in the U.S. have died from the swine flu and 100 more have been hospitalized.
Babies born to obese mothers are 30 percent more likely to have congenital heart defects.
Medical advances can help prevent genetic abnormalities in newborns:
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More than half the babies born today will live at least 100 years, well into the 22nd Century.
Even the experts can’t agree if praise and punishment for toddlers is conditional love or not.
Smoking during pregnancy has a strong link to a higher risk of having children who develop psychosis as they enter their teens.
Mastectomies of healthy breasts are on the rise as more American women accept it as a preventive measure.
Treat yourself to a free cup of coffee at Starbucks, today through Monday (thanks to the heads up from @ConsumerSavvy).
Overcoming the bias against working mothers:
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Katherine Paterson, children’s book author of Bridge to Terabithia, sits down for a Q&A in advance of the release of her latest novel.
The lines between custody battle and casting session blur as Kate Gosselin fires back at Jon with the assertion that the kids want to be on the show.
Top Chef host Padme Laksmhi is thrilled about conceiving despite suffering from endometriosis, which often causes infertility.
Jamie Foxx joins the cast of Due Date, a film about a nervous soon-to-be dad played by Robert Downey Jr. racing home across country to join his wife in the delivery room.
The origin of Buzz Lightyear:
