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Moms Talk About Giving Birth and Surviving Postpartum During a Pandemic
Women who've had children during the pandemic have gone through an especially complicated transition; aanxiety and mood disorders in pregnant and postpartum women have doubled since the pandemic began. Writer and birth educator Jessica Lara Ticktin received a grant to document the experiences of Vermont moms. Here are six of their stories, in their own words.
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Duo Lingo: A Bilingual Family on Raising Twins, Packing Lunches and Taking Breathers
Smiles and laughter are abundant in the Fitzgerald family's small but cozy house, tucked away in a neighborhood off of Shelburne Road in South…
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Pathways Through Pain: Three Mamas Share the Different Ways They Managed the Challenges of Labor
In other cultures and languages, there are specific words for the feelings women experience during childbirth. In Swedish, the word is värkar. In Swahili,…
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Raising Seven Sons: A Large Family on Keeping the Faith and the Gift of Giving
Her dishwasher has been broken for a year and a half; still, Lisa Laverty seems cheerful about doing dishes and keeping her small, three-bedroom…
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A Model of Care: A Pair of Doctors on Maintaining Schedules, Fostering a Child and "Third Parent" Support
It's almost 6:30 on a weekday evening as Janet Kirwan pulls into the driveway and makes her way along the snowy footpath to her…
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Tuned In: A Radio Family on Splitting Shifts, Turning in Early and Being Recognized
A fire blazes in the Wertliebs' South Burlington living room as 9-year-old Gretchen plays dominoes on the wood floor and 6-month-old puppy Fezzik cavorts…
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Family Focus: A Burlington Couple on Eating Together, Working With Refugees and Being Thankful
It's an unseasonably warm fall evening as I ascend the front steps of Pablo and Alisha's cozy two-story home in the Five Sisters neighborhood…
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Two Educators on Tech, Commuting and Teaching Teens Responsibility
The Szabo family's almost 200-year-old farmhouse is situated amid the rolling green hills of Lamoille County. The pastoral landscape is peaceful, with just the…
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