Four years ago, then-City Council Member Melinda Katz was on the cover of the NY Post for announcing that she was pregnant via in-vitro fertilization—making her a single mom. Katz, who was also running for City Comptroller at the time, kept the father's identity a secret, "I did this purely through modern technology. It was done in a doctor's office. It was done at my wish and my desire." Now, Katz has revealed the donor was Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa—and now the pair are getting married! more ›

"No preggos in the champagne room" is apparently the unofficial motto of Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, which is at the center of a new lawsuit from a former server who claims she was fired once her baby bump began to show. Based on our extremely scientific research, Yahoo message board members are divided in opinion about pregnant strippers, though at least one random commenter believes that "Pregnant bodies are beautiful!" more ›

Normally, we don't spend that much time perusing South African newspapers, but every once in a while, something pops up that's worthy of international attention: several doctors report that people like to get drunk at office holiday parties and have casual sex. Especially women, who apparently don't know how to deal with getting drunk and hooking up. more ›

Yesterday, we heard the bizarre story of a Long Island man who is suing the fertility clinic which he claims his ex-girlfriend used to store his "stolen" sperm. Joseph Pressil, 36, says his ex Anetria Burnett used the stolen sperm to get herself pregnant after they broke up, and then sued him for child support. But Burnett's lawyer is firing back, telling the Post that Pressil's story of stolen sperm is ludicrous: “He injected her with hormone shots. How could he not know? They were in a relationship and were trying to get pregnant the old-fashioned way, and they couldn't," said Derek Deyon. more ›

Accidents will happen, but not all accidents are actually accidents: a Long Island man is suing the fertility clinic which he claims his ex-girlfriend used to store his "stolen" sperm. Joseph Pressil, 36, says his ex Anetria Burnett used the stolen sperm to get herself pregnant after they broke up, and then sued him for child support. “A gold digger is an understatement. She was trying to get community property and alimony. She’s ruthless...This is more than a nightmare—it’s a horror story," Pressil told the Post. more ›

This just seems like it could get messy: a pharmaceutical company which specializes in generic drugs is recalling 1.4 million packages of birth control pills. And while there are no immediate health risks to women who have taken pills with the "packaging error," you may be in store for an unexpected surprise: "The unintended consequence of pregnancy is really the issue. That's why the company took a drastic action," said spokesman Kevin Wiggins. That seems pretty bad, but at least there's nothing wrong with our backup Chinese condoms. more ›

A federal judge has thrown out the class action lawsuit accusing Bloomberg LP of discriminating against women. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said that the financial and media service firm owned by Mayor Bloomberg engaged in a "a pattern or practice of demoting and reducing the pay of female employees after they announced their pregnancies and after they took maternity leave," but Judge Loretta Preska wrote today that there wasn't enough evidence, "'J'accuse!' is not enough in court. Evidence is required." more ›

The union of two real estate dynasties grew yesterday, with the birth of a baby girl to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Trump Tweeted yesterday, "This morning @jaredkushner and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world. We feel incredibly grateful and blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!" The child's name is Arabella Rose, if The Donald's bragging can be trusted. more ›

Because former Arkansas governor and possible 2012 contender Mike Huckabee is trying to explain his remarks criticizing Natalie Portman because the 29-year-old, Oscar-winning Harvard graduate is pregnant yet not married. On his Huck PAC website, he wrote, "Natalie is an extraordinary actor, very deserving of her recent Oscar and I am glad she will marry her baby's father. However, contrary to what the Hollywood media reported, I did not 'slam' or "attack" Natalie Portman, nor did I criticize the hardworking single mothers in our country." Okay, so what did he say? more ›

Ivanka Trump, socialite and daughter of The Donald, Tweeted this morning, "I have been wanting to share some amazing news with you all for some time... I'm pregnant! Jared and I couldn't be more excited." Jared is her husband, New York Observer and real estate scion Jared Kushner, who recently put his Astor Place pad on the market. The expectant couple is reportedly buying a big apartment at the Trump Park Avenue. more ›

A study published in BMC Public Health found "a spike in miscarriages of baby boys throughout the U.S. in September 2001. Researchers blame the stress moms-to-be suffered because of 9/11 - even if they had no direct link to the terrorist attacks." Miscarriages were up 12% the normal number for September, and the study's writers attribute it to "communal bereavement." Lead writer UC Irvine professor Tim Bruckner said, "We do grieve for people we don't know." Additionally, male fetuses were more affected because "they are more sensitive to the chemicals mothers produce when stressed." Here's an abstract of the study. more ›

The body of the Queens man who allegedly slashed his pregnant wife’s throat and stabbed her sister washed up near the Whitestone Bridge yesterday, reports the Daily News. Fitzgerald Jolly became enraged last week when his wife announced she was going to have a baby and refused to consider an abortion, flying into a violent rage in front of several children. Both women and the unborn baby are in stable condition, but police found the unemployed construction worker’s vehicle abandoned on the bridge after the altercation, and suspected he had taken his own life. His wife and victim Patrona Kates even wished him dead. "If [the police] find him, I hope they kill him," she told reporters. more ›

Poor John in 3A. His East Village tenement is a pretty hip place to raise a family, but gosh diddly darn it, his reefer-toking neighbors sure are harshing his pregnant wife's vibe. So he drew this thorough note to let these burnouts know that when they're watching Dark Side of the Oz pulling bong rips through the night, they're also giving his unborn son emphysema. Of course, from their point of view, they're actually helping that little fetus mellow out inside his mother's already uptight womb. Not that anyone ever leaves them a thank you note for sharing their dank buzz! After receiving this missive, we somehow envision them kneeling down with the bong to shotgun their domesticated neighbors through the crack under the door. [The Luxury Spot via Animal] more ›

Police suspect the Queens man who slashed his pregnant wife may have jumped into the East River from the Whitestone Bridge. His wife (and victim) Patrona Kates, who suffered wounds to her throat and head, told the Daily News, "If [the police] find him, I hope they kill him." Fitzgerald Jolly—enraged by the announcement she was going to have a baby and her refusal to get an abortion—also stabbed Kates's twin sister, who tried to protect her. more ›

A pregnant Queens woman, along with her twin sister, sought safety in a bodega last night after being violently attacked by her knife-wielding husband. Fitzgerald Jolly was allegedly furious that his wife Petrona Kates refused to have an abortion. "I guess he didn't want her to carry on with the pregnancy," a cousin told the Daily News, describing how the two women were assaulted in front of at least six children a Jamaica apartment around 8:45 p.m. more ›

Yesterday, a former Goldman Sachs vice president sued the firm for scuttling her to the "mommy track" when she was pregnant. Charlotte Hanna's lawyer wrote, "When Ms. Hanna decided to take the ‘off-ramp’ provided by the firm to devote time to her children, there was no ‘on-ramp’ that enabled her to return to full-time employment. The ‘off-ramp’ was a direct path to a mommy-track that ultimately derailed Ms. Hanna’s career." more ›

When firefighters arrived at an apartment on 138th Street on Aug. 18, they were expecting to find a broken water pipe — not a pregnant woman whose water had just broken. In a 911 dispatching gaffe, an operator classified a call about a woman going into labor as a water leak and sent out Ladder Co. 28 "armed with hooks, wrenches and flashlights but no medical gear," the Post reports. more ›

For the "If it's too good to be true..." file: Six New York mothers have sued a company that offered 99.9% accurate gender testing. For $275 and a blood sample (via a kit), Baby Gender Mentor claims to give gender testing to women as early as 5 weeks pregnant; the Post points out that's 2-3 months before a gender may be detected by sonogram or "amniocentesis and typically the cutoff point for abortions -- although no one suggested in the court papers that was the reason they took the test." Well, here's one's plaintiff's story: Keven Duffy wanted to "surprise her husband with the news that they were going to have a son. The couple already had a daughter, and was hoping for a boy for 'family balancing.'" The company said she was having a boy, but "a sonogram revealed they were having a girl...The flip-flop 'caused stress' in her marriage...and she and her husband have since divorced." The plaintiffs' lawyer also points out that 10-20% of the company's clients claim wrong results. Related: How Asians in the U.S. may be embracing sex selection techniques (IVF or sperm sorting) or abortion to ensure having male children. more ›

While Elizabeth Brew managed to hold out until her husband parked outside of Mount Sinai Hospital on Fifth Avenue, the twin babies she was pregnant with couldn't any longer. So she went into labor in the SUV. Luckily nurse manager Lucille Nassery, inside the hospial, has good ears—"There's a certain kind of sound that comes from women who are about to deliver. It's not just a typical scream. It's a whole-body scream"—and brought a team of doctors and nurses outside. The AP reports that Brew's "legs extended toward busy Fifth Avenue and Central Park - the hospital staff brought equipment into the middle of the street. Nassery and other staffers used their bodies to block off two lanes of traffic." The Post has video showing the scene, too. Interested drivers and passengers from other cars inquired about the mother's health and cheered when a 4 pound, 13 ounce baby girl was born in the middle of Fifth. A few minutes later, her twin brother, 5 pounds, 5 ounces, arrived. The babies are healthy; but since they are preemies, they will stay in neonatal intensive care while their mother is recovering in a hospital room. Three cheers for the babies, the mom and the hospital team! more ›

While the 52-member medical team that delivered a California woman's octuplets earlier this week are being hailed for their skills, medical experts are concerned. Nadya Suleman, 33, already had six children when she decided to be implanted, via in vitro fertilization, with frozen embryos left from previous procedures. NYU Fertility Center program director Dr. James Grifo told CBS News, "I know no physician who would put eight embryos in a patient. We don't do that, because of the risks. Our goal as practitioners is to help patients have a healthy offspring. Single pregnancies, where a single baby is born, are the best outcome. And those alone are risky... But we don't start with in-vitro fertilization treatment... I don't know the story, but it does not make sense...Most of us in this situation, a woman under 35, would only put two embryos back... I don't know people putting six embryos back." Speaking to the LA Times, Suleman's mother said her daughter "is not evil, but she is obsessed with children. She loves children, she is very good with children, but obviously she overdid herself." more ›

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin confirmed that her eldest daughter Bristol, 17, is five months pregnant. Guess that scurrilous pregnancy-conspiracy gossip that the youngest Palin (baby Trig) is actually Bristol's will have to end. Palin and her husband issued a statement, "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family," and asked for the media to respect their privacy. Question: When is Fox News going to use a "Baby Mama" graphic, because wouldn't that be "fair and balanced"? more ›

A Brooklyn woman's claim that she was unfairly fired from a Seventh-Day Adventist church's school for being pregnant--and unmarried--was quashed by a federal judge yesterday. Back in 2001, Jewel Redhead was fired from the Linden Seventh Adventist Church's school since she "violated one of the basic precepts" by having sex before marriage (and apparently not marrying the baby's father). While Redhead was trying to argue the school violated state and federal law for discrimination, the Post reports the judge said since Redhead was supposed to discuss religion as well in her teachings, "that made her more like a clergy member than a regular school teacher"--and therefore the church is free to fire her. Redhead, who is still single and teachers in Brooklyn, plans to appeal. more ›

City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D-Queens) broke news of her pregnancy to the Post today. And she landed on the cover because she conceived via in vitro fertilization, she's single, and she is running for City Comptroller next year! more ›

Not too long ago it was reported that Jennifer Lopez was ready to burst as her belly swelled with twins on the way. She had visited a Long Island hospital with husband Marc Anthony and her couture hospital gowns, but it must have been a false alarm, because soon after she was attending Fashion Week events. Initially it was reported she would have a Cesarean birth that was scheduled for Valentine's Day; no word yet on whether she ended up going the natural way, as yesterday the twins finally arrived. more ›

The only time Paula Radcliffe seems to carry any body fat is when she's toting around her 9-month-old daughter around. Mothers, new and old alike, are still in awe over the British marathoner's ability to win the famed NYC marathon months after giving birth. The AP reports that she ran the 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 23 minutes (we've sat through football games this weekend that lasted longer) just 291 days after delivering little... more ›