Posted July 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM

Calling all lesbian moms!

filed under: lesbian, parenting, being, research, survey

I heard recently from a graduate student who wants to learn more about mood and social support among lesbian mothers. She's offered this information about her research study.

Posted May 24, 2011 at 6:25 AM

Survey from Cambridge: wanting to have children, and fertility

filed under: trying, thinking, being, waiting, UnitedKingdom, Australia, Canada, fertility, survey

Some time ago, researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom did a first-ever large-scale survey of Choice Moms to learn more about who we are. Now they have a new online survey for us to take part in.

Posted April 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM

POLL: Who are we?

filed under: ChoiceChat, thinking, trying, waiting, becoming, being, numbers, research, survey

Curious about how many of us are in the Thinking, Trying or Mom stages? Here are the results of a recently closed Choice Mom survey.

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Posted November 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM

Parenting over 40

filed under: being, thinking, survey, donor offspring, expert insight, fertility, hot topic, news, Philadelphia

At the recent ASRM convention for those in the fertility industry, Choice Mom friend and therapist Andrea Braverman led a discussion titled "Wrinkled Parents: Medical, Ethical, and Psychological Issues of Parenting at an Older Age."

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Posted October 16, 2010 at 9:20 AM

Marriage: Who Needs It?

filed under: being, commentary, profile, survey, partners, dating

This past Saturday was an interesting intersection date for me, which I'd like to talk about with the Choice Mom community.

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Posted September 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Choice Moms are getting younger

filed under: thinking, profile, being, trying, survey, dating

I’ve noticed an interesting trend the last few years in the stories I’m learning about through this website, and the Choice Mom networking events. Many of the women choosing single motherhood these days are younger than what I would consider the norm. I asked some of these women to share their stories on ChoiceMoms.org.

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Posted June 28, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Survey: How does your insurance company cover fertility?

filed under: survey, trying, being, thinking, insemination, fertility, legal, IVF, policy, resources, waiting

A woman on the Alternatives to Marriage Project Facebook page wrote that she was denied coverage for fertility treatments because she isn't married. She's on the Choice Mom path. Let's weigh in on which insurance companies do a better job of coverage.

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Posted May 19, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Latest research on Choice Moms

filed under: research, ChoiceKids, survey, growing up without a father

Susan Golombok is the Cambridge University-based researcher who did the first large-scale study of the Choice Mom community in 2008. Some of those findings are posted here. Now she's published a new report of other research into female-headed families.

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Posted April 29, 2010 at 8:10 AM

Data on Choice Moms

filed under: being, survey, thinking, trying, podcast, feature, hot topic, news, research, numbers

It's been a big week for keeping up with media requests. NOT, as I had expected, because of my recent debate with a father's rights advocate (thanks to ALL of you for adding your voice to the comments on PublicSquare.net that show our rationality), but simply accidental. Thought you might be interested in hearing what I've been repeating this week about who we are.

Posted February 2, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Survey Says: Choice Moms generally not interested

filed under: thinking, being, dating, research, survey, news, numbers

Human Fertility journal published the findings of Susan Golombok's Cambridge University survey of who Choice Moms are, and are not. Notable findings: we have a high percentage of post-graduate degrees, and we don't hate men. But, of course, we knew that.