by Laura | Feb 21, 2013 | Pronatalism
From my previous post on Huffpo, the recent ink out there are why we need to really be concerned about falling birthrates got me going! Like Jonathan Last’s piece in the Wall Street Journal online, “America’s Baby Bust” and his recent flurry...
by Laura | Feb 6, 2013 | Baby Matrix related
Great reviews for The Baby Matrix continue to come in! Here’s a few more. If you have read it, don’t be shy-share your reader review as well! … “this was a fascinating book… As a woman in her mid-30’s who is still on the fence about motherhood, it was nice...
by Laura | Jan 30, 2013 | Pronatalism
In a recent article by Ashley Lauren at care2.com she asks, “Why Aren’t People Adopting?” She goes through some reasons that deserve further elaboration…. The first has to do with cost. Lauren writes that the cost of adoption “is...
by Laura | Dec 24, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related Political issues
First, thanks to all who responded to the short childfree survey in my last post! Of the over 600 responses (and still counting!), here is how responses have shaken out thus far: The question was: How accepting is society of the childfree choice? Select one statement...
by Laura | Dec 11, 2012 | Pronatalism
Danish researchers recently did a study on mortality rates of those with and without children. What did they find? As The Atlantic article indicates, that “While unable to prove causation, the authors concluded that mortality rates are higher in people who...
