Topic: Chicago

Recession giving U.S. women pause about motherhood

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Worries about the economy have led many American women to think twice about having a baby, a survey released on Wednesday found, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of ...

Single, pregnant and panicked

The evening began in Chicago at Bin 36, the wine bar that had become Kortney Peagram's favorite retreat from her merciless workdays. A portfolio manager at a consulting firm, Peagram, 28, crammed her schedule, leading management-training sessions, teaching at a local university ...