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Sep52020 by adminNo Comments

Two kids, no support system and $167 in unemployment benefits: One single mom’s plight in the age of Covid-19

Finance

Jennifer Haynes, a self-employed chef and single mother living in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., is struggling to make ends meet after unemployment benefits abruptly stopped in July without explanation. Meanwhile, the 42-year-old is the sole provider for twin boys, one of whom has special needs.Jennifer HaynesJennifer Haynes didn't just fall through cracks in the country's social safety net.In her case, it's been more like a chasm.Haynes, 42, a self-employed chef and single mother living in Rancho Cucamonga, California, had been getting $ 167 a week in unemployment benefits and an extra $ 600 a week from the federal government. The aid was enough to catch up on a few months of bills and feed her 11-year-old twin boys.But then the California unemployment office mysteriously stopped sending ben...

Jan72020 by adminNo Comments

Orphaned chimps develop less muscle mass than their peers with living moms

Science

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The benefits of the nurturing presence of a mom, beyond simply a source of food, are well documented among humans. Time spent with mom is associated with cognitive, social and emotional development. The benefits moms offer juvenile chimpanzees, after they've weaned, are less well understood, but a new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Zoology, suggests orphaned chimps develop less muscle mass than chimps with living mothers. "We assessed the muscle mass of 70 offspring from 41 mothers by means of urinary creatinine concentrations, a by-product of metabolic activity in muscles," Tobias Deschner, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, said in a news release. The analysis showed, unsurprisingly, that muscle mas...

Mar92018 by adminNo Comments

The Weird Reason Bodybuilders Are Buying Breast Milk From Nursing Moms

Health

There’s a growing market online for nursing mothers who want to sell their breast milk—and weightlifters looking to build muscle are among the buyers. Just this week, one mom who gave birth in August made the claim that she’s pocketed $ 6,000 by selling her milk to bodybuilders.The 24-year-old mom, Rafaela Lamprou, overproduces milk, according to the New York Post, so she sells the excess. It’s not clear why her body makes more milk than her infant son needs, but an oversupply can lead to uncomfortable side effects like breast engorgement and plugged ducts.RELATED: 10 Breastfeeding Myths and FactsLamprou said that she was initially giving away her excess milk to moms who had trouble breastfeeding. But then men started asking ...

Dec312017 by adminNo Comments

More low-income moms received prenatal care thanks to state Medicaid expansions

Health

Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Fewer moms went insured and more low-income mothers received prenatal care as a result of Medicaid expansions carried out in 34 states between 1996 and 2011.According to researchers at UCLA, the expansions increased access to healthcare for low-income parents.Among moms who got pregnant with their second child between 1996 and 2011, 2.3 percent fewer went uninsured. The expansions also led to a 7.9 percent decrease in the number of expecting moms who didn't have health insurance while pregnant.The increased access to insurance led to a 0.4 percent increase in moms receiving prenatal care earlier during their pregnancies, as well as a 1.7 percent increase in the number of moms receiving sufficient prenatal care.The United States has one of the worst infant mortality rates i...