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Recent Examples of motherhood The late Caro’s documentary feature follows Fresia, a young Mapuche woman from Alto Biobío who must leave her community to give birth in the city, navigating motherhood between two worlds. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 And, though the experience of severe mental illness and motherhood remain almost invisible in popular discussion, more than 100,000 women with severe mental illnesses have children every year in the United States. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 The case sparked a nationwide discussion about motherhood and feminism throughout the summer. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026 Roberts has spoken out about the good things that have come to her through motherhood, too. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026 Brown has spoken publicly about her experience of motherhood and her adoption journey. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Dunham detailed her journey to motherhood, from the embryo transfer, which happened in November, and her relationship with her surrogate. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 In a November 2025 interview with British Vogue, the actress opened up about motherhood. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026 In December 2014, Miller opened up about motherhood to Vogue. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.

— Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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One of the things that has always been part of the show, in addition to football and the soapy love triangles and everything else, is there’s always been some kind of mystery [of paternity] involved in the early seasons.

— Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Using those genetic comparisons, researchers modeled competing paternity scenarios involving Jefferson, plus his brother Randolph and Randolph's sons.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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