The Many Faces of Motherhood

Stories of Karratha motherhood highlighted in new book

Karratha Women’s Place launched new book, My Story of Being a Mum, telling the stories of Karratha motherhood journeys.

New book ‘Four Mothers’ explores the first year of parenthood around the world

This Mother’s Day, we explore how government policies and society’s expectations shape the experience of new moms. Ali Rogin speaks with journalist Abigail Leonard, whose new book “Four Mothers” follows the ups and downs of the first year of motherhood around the world.

The Many Faces Of Motherhood: Celebrating The Women Who Nurture

If you’re celebrating Mother’s Day today, pick up an extra card or two for the aunties, godmothers, mentors and mother figures who help us all parent.

The Many Faces of Motherhood

Dear Readers: Mother's Day arrives each year draped in flowers, breakfast trays and hand-drawn cards, but beneath the surface it carries so much more. It is a day of celebration, yes, but also one of reflection, gratitude and sometimes quiet…

Poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra interweaves personal narrative, cultural ties in ‘Mothersalt’  - Local News Matters

Burlingame poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra decided that if she was going to write a book on motherhood, it should go beyond skimming the surface. “I felt that I needed to make poems that were more rigorous than just a flat description of what it feels like to be a mother,” says Malhotra. The result of her deep dive is “Mothersalt” (Alice James Books, 81 pages, $24.95, May 13, 2025), wherein she offers a personal account of the joys, challenges and chang…

Celebrating motherhood in all forms: A Nurse's selfless acts

By Dzifa Tetteh Tay Many years ago, a Principal Nursing Tutor on a home visit observed that a six-month-old baby was seriously ill. She advised the child’s mother to take him to the hospital immediately, but the woman replied that she could not do so without her husband’s approval, as he had travelled out of town. Fearing for the child’s life, the medical professional forcefully took the baby from his mother and threatened to take him away for i…