I’m a single mother of what doctors and insurance companies cheerfully call an “advanced maternal age,” which makes me sound ...

Every new mother knows the moment. You gaze into your baby’s eyes and, besotted as you are, a nagging feeling takes root: Doubt. No matter how competent you are, the realization hits that you don’t ...

Opening Shot: At a farm near Kansas City, host Connie Britton hosts a mixer for the single mothers being helped in the first season of The Motherhood. The Gist: During this initial mixer, the six ...

When 33-year-old Sandra Muthoni posted a photo of her son's graduation on Facebook, the first comment was not "Congratulations!" but "Where's the father?" She didn't flinch. "I've gotten so used to ...

"The White Lotus" and "Friday Night Lights" star Connie Britton is spotlighting single moms on Hallmark's "The Motherhood" -- and dazzling looks for our Alexa cover story. Photography by Victoria Will ...

Taraji P. Henson recently sat down with Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, on their “IMO” podcast to chat about single motherhood. The 54-year-old actress got candid about her experience ...

Does Toke’s path to motherhood outside marriage raise questions about how we view family and tradition today? Whether it’s through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), sperm donation, surrogacy, or even ...

The celebrated writer’s first book takes a bold and necessary look at the personal journeys of real moms beyond the ...

What you need to know: Winifred Nassanga did not become the face of single motherhood in Uganda because she had a grand plan or powerful connections or a fancy degree. It is because she lived the ...

My friend “Andrea” was at the head of the trend toward a new kind of family. In an earlier post, “On NOT Waiting for Mr. Right,” she shared her perspective as a single woman who was five months ...