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In Michigan and across the country, child care remains hard to find and expensive as ever. Some families are finding ways to bring down costs without having to step away from their work.

The Trump administration is encouraging people to have more children, with baby bonuses and tax breaks. But some families who are practicing pronatalism want alternatives to hospital births.

The city of Dearborn is launching a financial assistance program aimed at providing thousands of dollars for expectant mothers.

Danielle Atkinson, the founder and executive director of Mothering Justice, talks about the political organizing efforts of Black women in America.

Today, an analysis of Tuesday's primary election results, the details of a forthcoming, Black-led and woman-led birth center, and the story of a critical civil rights leader in Detroit.

The Great recession and the accompanying housing meltdown changed the way many of us think about home-ownership. For decades, owning a home seemed to be…

It seems the Great Recession--the lingering economic worries, the slow-poke recovery--all of that seems to have made people more hesitant than ever to…

Michigan needs babies and it needs the women who are willing to have them.That's the takeaway after demographer Kurt Metzger crunched the numbers and…

Laura Weber reports: Two-thirds of all babies born to Michigan women in their early twenties are born out of wedlock. That’s according to a new report…