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Marital status and education affect your probability of having a child.

15 Signs You'll Never Have A Baby

Statistics and demographic trends, like education, can predict whether you will ever give birth.

New research shows more women than ever are remaining childless. Anneli Rufus on 15 statistics that could shape whether you will be one of them.

'First Baby' Of France Born To Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni

'First Baby' Of France Born To Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni

C'est une fille! It's a girl for French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

C'est une fille! It's a girl for French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The little girl was born before 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening at a private clinic in Paris. The baby's name is not yet known.

5 Facts About The 16-Pound Baby Born In Texas

5 Facts About The 16-Pound Baby Born In Texas

JaMichael Brown is one of the biggest babies on record. Learn more about his birth.

We've got to give Janet Johnson a round of applause for bringing her son, JaMichael Brown, into this world! He was the largest baby ever to be born in Texas, weighing in at 16 pounds. In case you were wondering, we've got a few more interesting stats (via The Huffington Post) about this monumental birth.

Birth Plans Are Dangerous!

Birth Plans Are Dangerous!

Are you pregnant or planning a child? Avoid this common practice the way it's typically prescribed.

Are you pregnant or planning a child? Avoid this common practice the way it's typically prescribed. We’re told it’s empowering to create a plan for how we want to experience labor and delivery. After all, shouldn’t it be the way we want? We’re instructed to relay this plan with all its details to the appropriate practitioners – our OB or midwife, for starters. What we’re not told is that our birth plan can easily cause serious problems. When we write this plan and think about it as if it’s in stone, such as: No episiotomy; no drugs; natural only – no intervention; baby to breast immediately, we set ourselves up big time.

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Octomom's Fertility Doctor Loses His Medical License

Dr. Michael Kamrava implanted Nadya Suleman with six times the regular amount of in vitro embryos.

The Octomom, AKA Nadya Suleman, story has created quite the ethical debate since she gave birth to octuplets two years ago, and a medical board has decided her fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava, is going to have to take the fall for the fallout.

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Jude Law's Baby With Samantha Burke Arrives Early

Jude Law's baby is born, but he wasn't present. Read how Samantha Burke and baby are without him.

Jude Law's baby is born, but he wasn't present. Read how Samantha Burke and baby Sophia are faring without him at YourTango's Celebrity Love.

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Idina Menzel And Taye Diggs Welcome Baby Boy

Taye Diggs and Idina Mendel B-way heavy-hitters with a bundle of joy to sing about.

Taye Diggs and Idina Mendel are Broadway heavy-hitters with a bundle of joy to sing about. Visit YourTango's Celebrity Love for the story - seriously, those genes!

Jennifer Hudson May Return Pink Baby Clothes

Jennifer Hudson May Return Pink Baby Clothes

Jennifer Hudson's baby doesn't need all those pink clothes, so Mom may have a solution.

Jennifer Hudson's baby doesn't need all those pink clothes, so Mom may have a solution. YourTango's Celebrity Love blog has the story.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Getting Heat For Baby Name

Elisabeth Hasselbeck's new baby's name is raising eyebrows and offending some of the public.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck's new baby's name is raising eyebrows and offending some of the public. YourTango's Celebrity Love blog has the story.

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Kelis To Receive $40K A Month From Nas

Nas ordered to shell out the money to Kelis and baby by a Los Angeles judge.

Kelis may have given her newborn son an important life lesson: It's all about the Benjamin's, baby. A day after the singer gave birth to a son, Knight, at a New York hospital, a judge ordered granted the singer nearly $40,000 a month in supporter from estranged husband, at Knight's father, Nas. According to The Associated Press, a Los Angeles judge order the rapper to pay Kelis $30,791 in spousal support and also shell out $9,027 for baby Knight.

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Roger Federer And Wife's Shocker Baby Announcement

Roger Federer and wife Mirka welcome twin girls over Facebook...but we thought it was a boy?

Roger Federer and wife Mirka reportedly used Facebook to announce the birth of their twin girls this morning...but we thought they were expecting a boy? YourTango's Celebrity Love blog has the story.