Mothering (magazine)

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Mothering
First issue  1976 (1976-month)
Final issue March–April 2011
Country United States
Language English
ISSN 0733-3013

Mothering is a magazine focused on natural mothering practices, which began publishing in 1976.[1]

History

Mothering was founded in 1976, and in the 1980s, Peggy O'Mara became editor and publisher.[1] The November–December 2010 issue was the last printed issue of the Mothering magazine.[1] On February 15, 2011, Mothering magazine announced that publication of the magazine would end completely after the March–April 2011 issue, and that Mothering would subsequently become a Web-only company.[1]

Content

The magazine covers alternative childbirth options, and advocates breastfeeding, alternative education, homeschooling, co-sleeping and open discussion about the risks and benefits of vaccination.[2]

Publications

Mothering has published books through a division of Simon & Schuster:

  • Mothering Magazine's Having a Baby, Naturally: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, Peggy O'Mara. Atria publishing (2003) ISBN 978-0-7434-3963-3
  • Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting, Peggy O'Mara. Atria publishing (2000) ISBN 978-0-671-02744-5

Web presence

The magazine's web forum, MotheringDotCommunity or "MDC", has 160,000 registered members as of February 2011.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 O'Mara, Peggy (2011-02-15). "How We Became a Web Company". Retrieved 2011-02-19. 
  2. ↑ "Mothering Vaccination Forum Guidelines". Mothering Magazine. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-18. 

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