Sentences with phrase «child than a birth»

The matter of what happened on the night in question in the city of David when there was no room in the inn is not really about anything — unless there is something more to this child than a birth in poverty into an indifferent world.

Not exact matches

By 2016, Donor Egg Bank USA had sent more than 3,200 sets of eggs to women who have given birth to some 1,500 children.

By experiencing, even for a brief moment, the stares of others and the struggles faced by these children, donors gain a visceral understanding that the birth defect is more than a cosmetic issue.

India's birth rate is now only slightly higher than the U.S. rate, with most advanced nations close to or below the natural replacement level of two children per household.

The encounter took place less than four months after Trump's wife, Melania, gave birth to his youngest child, Barron.

And until that day, there is no better way to mourn the victims of a confusing, evil world and to celebrate the birth of a strange, wonderful child than to enter into the darkness ourselves and shine a light.

Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.»

If you think these ideas are outdated or irrelevant, I suggest you take a look at the damage that has been wrought on society by rampant divorce, abortion, our of wedlock pregnancy, falling birth rates, and a general view that life is NOT sacred, family is NOT important, and that children are more a burden to be avoided than anything.

It's cheaper to pay for birth control than an unwanted pregnancy if you can't afford to take care of the child.

I'd rather pay for birth control than children.

If I saw the church as a significant part of the new birth, I could no more give up on ex-church members (who are family) than I could give up on a wayward child — they may leave, but that doesn't change the nature of my relationship or commitment toward them.

I am tickled and proud to live in a country that aborts more black children than it gives birth to.

Beside that it is not like that named self as» «pre-ci-se»» proving him self ig - nor - ant but it is that Muslims merry more than wife and not believe in birth control as to the number of children they get, they consider ab - or - tion is a sin... and believe that each child is born, comes to life along with his sub-sis-ten-ce and that God provide that for him and that parents should not fear poverty or the in - abil - ity to support...!

Governments concerned to slow their birth rates will support the freedom of women to limit the number of their children more than will governments which are insensitive to this need.

if humans had just fell in line with religious teachings and never asked questions other than «god did it»... then people would still be dying in child birth, the common cold, small poxs etc etc etc. i find that we survived a s a species to become the alpha predator of this planet and the achievements we have made since then to be amazing; attributing everything humans have achieved to a god just cheapens the value of our achievements as a species.

These forces are the stuff of everyday life: rates of birth higher for Mexicans and Mexican - Americans than for most other ethnic groups; a chain of entirely legal immigration, as Mexican - Americans bestow residency and citizenship on their spouses, children and parents; and a practice of illegal immigration that is, in the vast majority of instances, born from ordinary people exercising common sense.

Of course, most parents who give birth to a baby who is seen as less than perfect will go on to provide that child with incredible love and support.

Jung's conclusions about an imperfect incarnation requiring a second birth of the divine child are probably no more heterodox than Altizer's talk about kenosis, 18 and no less valuable as contributing to a Christology for the death - of - God theology.

I may be mistaken about the voting, but he certainly cares more for zygotes than he does for pregnant women or for the unwanted children who may be born with a devastating birth defects, or in extreme poverty, violence or ill - health.

A larger percentage of such births are to children in disadvantaged / poor / broken households, who then often get poorer and less adequate educations than the general population does.

With just 12 % of adults saying that they know the nativity story, and more than one third of children unaware whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas, the Christmas Starts with Christ campaign has been launched to help churches to make Christ and the amazing story of his birth the focus of the nation's favourite time of year.

My grandmother died at age 47 after giving birth to 14 children... and I'll bet that there are more statistics leaning that way (early death) than the way of your relatives» longevity.

I am (a) A victim of child molestation (b) A r.ape victim trying to recover (c) A mental patient with paranoid delusions (d) A Christian The only discipline known to often cause people to kill others they have never met and / or to commit suicide in its furtherance is: (a) Architecture; (b) Philosophy; (c) Archeology; or (d) Religion What is it that most differentiates science and all other intellectual disciplines from religion: (a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the above.

After rejecting the offer, Robinson, who was intermittently on welfare from the time of the child's birth in February 1992 until December 1995, filed a suit seeking more than $ 11,000 per month that claimed, «Mr. Howard's initial response... was that the birth was [my] choice and therefore he should not have to pay child support.»

But as research indicates, childfree couples divorce more often than couples who have at least one child, despite numerous studies that indicate marital happiness plummets in the first year or two after the birth of a child and sometimes never quite recoups.

Cuba, a poorer country than the United States but with substantially higher breastfeeding rates and much better breastfeeding support, has an under - 5 mortality rate of 7 children per 1,000 live births (better than the United -LSB-...]

Although she coined the term birth rape (birth interventions done against the woman's wishes), I don't believe she would put her child in harm's way rather than accept a potentially life - saving intervention.

She had such a wonderful experience that when I was pregnant with my second child, I decided to leave my new OB (even though she was a far cry better than my previous one) and have a midwife - attended home birth as well.

Negotiating With Your Employer According to the Family and Medical Leave Act companies with more than 50 employees must offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

But that might have been the problem; childfree couples divorce more often than couples who have at least one child, according to researchers, despite numerous studies that indicate marital happiness plummets in the first year or two after the birth of a child and sometimes never quite recoups.

Although I admire the Aspen Women's Center's honesty, I find it truly offensive that they imply that if a woman wants a doula, natural birth, or has a birth plan, she is not concerned with the welfare and health of her baby (so much more personal than «unborn child» don't you think?)

We soon discovered that our less than 24 - hour old son was born with a life - threatening birth defect and we were immediately rushed to the McMaster Children's Hospital, for surgery and care.

• In UK studies (Herbert and Carpenter, 1994), fathers reported returning to work very soon after their child's birth and working longer hours than usual; in New Zealand studies (e.g. Ballard, 1994), fathers reported that they consumed more alcohol and more frequently as a way of dealing with their own emotional trauma.

Under the changes, mothers will be able to transfer maternity leave to fathers from 2 weeks after the birth of the child (rather than 20 weeks as now), in theory encouraging both parents to take a full role from the start — with all the benefits that brings.

While seven months pregnant with her fourth child, Joy Szabo was told by her local hospital that she would be required to have a repeat cesarean section rather than allow her to have the birth she wanted, a VBAC.

If a woman says that she could never go through with natural child birth, tell her that it really wasn't that much worse that really bad menstrual cramps and that you were so glad to be up and walking around within minutes of giving birth, rather than being confined to the bed for another half day or so (for an epidural) or longer (for a c - section).

• Fathers from lower income families tend to be both more adversely affected by the birth and to spend less time with their handicapped children than higher income and better educated fathers (for review, see Lamb & Laumann - Billings, 1997).

I was determined not to have an epidural because I was more afraid of the epidural than the pain of child birth.

About half of preemies weighing less than 3 1/2 pounds at birth develop learning disabilities or behavioral issues, says Cathy Boatman, a child development specialist at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.

Oh there were certainly aspects of my children's birth that was less than fabulous, like the pph and the hospital food.

Most moms do what «sbest for their kids.And yes, there are women out there who legitimately can not bf, so formula is a WONDERFUL choice for them.I exclusively bf both of mine, but think it's okay to ff if you don't have enough milk.there are other situations where i think it's selfish.As for drugs during pregnancy and birth, I had to take 3 doses of medication while pregnant so that I could eat.my morning sickness was so bad I couldn't even keep water down.I made the choice to do that so I didn't starve my unborn child, but I only took what was neccessary to keep something down, and then had no other drugs and plan not to until my son is done bf.And as for the «natural» baby, carcinogens are EVERYWHERE, even in your organic food.in this industrialized world you can not get away from them, and to attack other moms for their choices is a sad statement of your morality and on how your child's persoality is going to turn out.also, having multiple kids is definately more demanding than one.

A study published in the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, suggests that mothers have a higher chance of experiencing depressive symptoms four years after giving birth than in the first twelve months after their child is born.

Studies there (sorry, don't have any references on hand, I'll try to get them posted later) show that home - birthing in this setting is just as safe for mother and child for a first birth, and safer for next births, than a hospital setting.

The Western Australian study, the results of which were published in the Jan 2011 issue of Pediatrics, which «studied more than 2900 children born between 1989 and 1991 from before birth to the age of 10» and «found that boys who were breastfed for the first six months of life received significantly higher scores in math, reading and spelling compared to formula - fed children with the same socioeconomic background.»

Colic, crying, round - the - clock wakings — is it any wonder that parents experience high rates of depression in the first year after the birth of a child?A study of British parents in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has found that more than one - third of mothers and about one - fifth of fathers seem to have weathered depression sometime between becoming parents and their children's 12th birthday, with the most episodes occurring in the first year after birth.

But sometimes it is more than baby blues; Postpartum depression or anxiety is a form of depression and anxiety that develop within the first six months after child birth and affects between 15 % and 20 % of women.

Seven years postpartum, visceral fat deposits were significantly greater among mothers who lactated for fewer than three months after the birth of each of their children.

The study examined the birth records of more than six million children born in California during the 1990s and early 2000s.

(I had 9 & 10 pounders at birth and they are hungry babies) For all the mums who are made to feel «less than adequate» because you cant or wont breastfeed, remind yourself that we will ALL do many things «imperfectly» throughout our children's lives so give yourselves a break: --RRB-

As any sleep - deprived new mother knows, cooking can become more of a dangerous chore than a pleasure in the months following the birth of a child.