Washington, May 13 (ANI): Gunmen opened fire on a parade of 400 people, which was organized by a social club-The Original Big 7 -- in New Orleans on the occasion of Mothers' Day on Sunday.

Melbourne, May 12 (Xinhua-ANI): The statistics released by the 14th Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report showed that Australia has reached the top 10 best countries to be a mother around the world this year, local media reported on Sunday.

Washington, May 11 (ANI): In order to stay connected and bond better, one in three mothers is being 'friends' with their children on Facebook.

Washington, May 10 (ANI): A new study has found that dads' genome is more ready for fertilization than of mothers'.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new study from the University of Notre Dame has found that mothers who have experienced childhood abuse, neglect or other traumatic experiences show an unwillingness to talk with their children about the child's emotional experiences.

Washington, May 6 (ANI): Mothers exposed to flame retardants during pregnancy may put their offspring at high risk for learning problems and hyperactivity in their early childhood, a new study has warned.

Washington, May 1(ANI): Mothers who eat junk food while pregnant have already programmed their babies to be addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet by the time they are weaned, a research from the University of Adelaide has suggested.

Beijing, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): Mothers who eat junk food while pregnant have already programmed their babies to be addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet by the time they are weaned, a recent Australian research found on Tuesday.

Washington, April 29 (ANI): Conversation is crucial in bonding between mothers and sons, with the most prominent topic that of relationships, according to a new study.

Washington, April 25 (ANI): An Indiana University study has found that mothers are more likely than other employees to leave jobs in male-dominated fields.

Silchar (Assam), April 22 (ANI): The mother of the nine-year old girl who was raped and murdered, has claimed that her daughter's throat was slit with a knife and was left to die.

Washington, April 19 (ANI): Mothers often carry their crying babies, pacing the floor, to help them calm down, and most of the time it's very effective.

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Foreign couples hiring Indian surrogates is an unregulated industry that is completely dependent on vulnerable women, a report has said.

Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): Surrogacy is a booming industry in India with thousands of childless foreign couples looking for a low-cost, legally simple route to parenthood in the Asian sub-continent.

Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): A new iPad program is enabling mothers to bond with their babies soon after delivery - even when they are hospitalized on different floors.

New Delhi, Apr. 8 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a jibe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's 'beehive' remark, and said mothers come above everyone else in our culture and heritage.

Washington, March 28 (ANI): Mothers tell better, more emotional stories about past experiences which help children develop their emotional skills, a new study has found.

Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): There is a link between low doses of vitamin D and adverse health outcomes like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in mothers-to-be and low birth weight in newborns, a new study has suggested.

Washington, Mar. 16 (ANI): Almost half of first babies in the US are being born outside of wedlock, a new report has revealed.

Washington, March 16 (ANI): Mothers with full-time jobs need to work for up to four months a year in order to recover the average costs of a childminder or nursery, new research has revealed.

Washington, March 15 (ANI): A surprisingly high number of women - one in seven - suffers from postpartum depression, according to a new, large-scale study by a Northwestern Medicine researcher.

Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): Expectant mothers who drink two cups of coffee a day, are more likely to have babies with lower birth weight, researchers have claimed.

Washington, March 11 (ANI): The relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law can be prone to hurt feelings and power struggles.

London, March 9 (ANI): Only one in 20 mothers considers herself as a perfect parent.

London, Mar 9 (ANI): If mothers were paid for the work they do looking after their children and home they would be earning 31,500 pounds a year, a study has revealed.