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Mother
Quick points to remember
• Mother is the female parent to a child who gives birth and bears a special
relation with the child.
• A mother may or may not be the biological parent, but can be still called a
mother if she gives birth to an offspring, she raises other’s children or when
he offers her ovum for fertilization.
• Americans spend $14.6 billion on purchasing mother’s day gifts.
• The highest ratio of maternal deaths is in developing countries. 99% of
maternal deaths occur in developing countries.
• Around 800 women die every day due to pregnancy related complications.
• The youngest mother of the history is Lina Medina. She was 5 years old
when she gave birth to a 6.5lbs boy in Peru.
Introduction
Traditionally, role of women was restrained to being a wife and a mother. Women
were expected to dedicate all their energy to nurture and raise their kids. With
changing time, women started becoming ‘career women’ or ‘working mothers’.
Nothing is considered to be more respectful and better than a mother. The role of a
mother in her kids’s life is simply unexplainable. From feeding the kids to educating
them, from guiding the kids through their life to providing values and morals; a mother
shapes the entire character of her kid.
Biological facts about a mother
Mothers share a very strong physiological connection with their babies. The smile,
touch and voice of a mother are very precious to the babies and can help in relieving
stress. Mother’s breast milk as well as the saliva of mothers is very helpful for the
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