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10-Year-Old Gives Birth, Residents Shocked in Idaho Falls

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Topics: maternity, rape, News
     

We broke the unbelievable story last night of a 10-year old girl in St. Anthony who gave birth to a baby.

She's now one of the youngest kids in the country to become a mother.

Residents both on and off camera were shocked and in dismay over the situation, today this is what they had to say about our story.

Jim Ker, shocked resident: "I think there's a lot of sick people out there."

Holly Theisen, upset resident: "Somebody would end up getting hurt by me if that was my kid and I'd probably go to jail."


     
     
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CDC: 3 Out Of 4 New Moms in US Now Breast-Feed Their Infants

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ATLANTA (AP) — More than 3 out of 4 new moms now breast-feed their infants, the highest rate in the U.S. in at least 20 years, according to a a government report released Wednesday. About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed, at least briefly, up from 60 percent in 1993-1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

"It looks like it is an all-time high" based on CDC surveys since the mid-1980s, said Jeff Lancashire, a CDC spokesman.


     
     
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Would you want to work with a baby in the next cubicle?

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I read an article in The Arizona Republic about how there's a rise in companies that allow moms to bring their babies to work. The article includes a photo of a mom working in her cubicle with her baby in a tiny crib next to her. Maternity programs like this are touted as keeping employees who have babies much happier and emotionally/mentally healthier.

From the perspective of a mom, it sounds great, but as an employee in the cubicle next door, I'm wondering if a baby would be disruptive and have a negative mental health effect.