The Choice Mom: New Modern Day Mother
The Choice Mom: The New Kind of Modern Day Mother & Emerging Parenting Trend
Fertility Centers of Illinois Celebrates Mother’s Day by Honoring and Spotlighting Choice Moms, the Emerging Trend of Single Mothers by Choice
Chicago, IL (April 21, 2010) On Sunday, May 9th over 82.5 million mothers in the United States will be honored for their devotion, love and guidance. At the same time, Fertility Centers of Illinois is setting out to spotlight an emerging parenting trend and unique kind of new mother. Newly coined the “Choice Mom” and otherwise referred to as single mothers by choice, these modern day moms are courageous and unique women who – either through adoption or sperm donation – choose to take on the sole responsibility of parenthood and become the nurturer, provider, and complete parenting unit for a child. Recognizing this undertaking deserves both recognition and celebration, FCI is paying special homage to the Choice Mom this Mother’s Day.
Dr. Maria Fournier, FCI patient and local Choice Mom from the Chicagoland area, is ecstatic and grateful for her nine month old son John Nicholas. Maria explains that she knew she could always get married, but that she wouldn’t always be able to have a baby. “I treasure every minute that I have with my son, and my first Mother’s Day as a new Mom will be a very special day for me and my entire family,” she adds.
Dr. Angie Beltsos, Medical Director of the Fertility Centers of Illinois and Maria’s physician, was determined to help her fulfill her parenting dreams. “We worked together to make this dream a reality and I was overjoyed to deliver the news to Maria that she was expecting. Becoming a parent is a life-changing experience and it means so much to me that through modern technology, it is something that Maria can now experience,” she explained.
Relevant Statistics:
· There are 13.7 million single moms and dads currently raising their children in the U.S.
· Mothers represent 82.6% of all custodial parents
· The typical Choice Mother is in her 30’s or 40’s, makes $40,000-$60,000+ annually and has a post-graduate degree
· FCI physicians have noted a significant trend of single women seeking fertility treatment at a younger age (under 35) than ever before
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Fertility Centers of Illinois, S.C., is one of the nation’s leading infertility treatment practices, providing advanced reproductive endocrinology services in the Chicago area for more than 30 years. With a team of nationally recognized reproductive physicians, and half of all patients seeking treatment elsewhere before finding success at FCI, the practice has earned a reputation for overcoming hard-to-solve fertility issues. Due to the large number of patients seen and high success rates recognized throughout the nation, all FCI physicians, embryologists and support staff are stringently chosen based on educational background, medical skills and their ability to collaborate. FCI is part of IntegraMed, the nation’s largest and most reputable network of fertility centers and FCI has multiple offices conveniently located throughout the Chicago area. For more information visit www.fcionline.com
