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The Bump, a leading community-centric resource and trusted advocate for new and expecting parents, announces No Guide For This, a refreshing new podcast that explores the often-untold and real stories about the transition from adulthood to parenthood. The first two episodes, "Is Parenting For Me?" and "Getting Real About Fertility" with guest Whitney Port are now available to stream on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Today, The Bump, a leading community-centric resource and trustworthy advocate for new and expecting parents, unveils its second annual Future of Parenting Report, offering an in-depth look at the trends shaping the evolving landscape of parenting. Featuring data and research from The Bump in partnership with WGSN Mindset, the report is structured around four key emerging trends: Cultural Celebration, Connected Parenting, Modern Wellness and Experiential Parenting.

The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, announces today its partnership with Consumer Reports, one of the most respected nonprofit organizations in research, testing and advocacy, to spotlight essential product insights parents can trust for their growing family. With motor vehicle traffic crashes a leading cause of death for children, proper understanding and use of car seats is imperative for new parents. The Bump and Consumer Reports partnership aims to give parents a thorough review of car seat products that combine expertise and real parent testimonials from The Bump with Consumer Reports’ science-based testing.

From selecting the right ovulation test to choosing the safest car seat for a toddler, the countless product choices can overwhelm new and expectant parents. To alleviate the decision-making stress, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, announces the 2024 Best of The Bump Awards for pregnancy, postpartum, babies and toddlers. The Best of The Bump Awards honors top products based on extensive research and rigorous real-life testing from 187 expectant and new parents, as well as The Bump editors. Testers evaluated 500+ products utilizing a category-specific rubric to evaluate key performance aspects, including ease of use, effectiveness, quality, style, design and value. The Bump analyzed the detailed testing results, alongside survey results from over 900 parents across the country, to select the 223 winning products in 27 categories honored by the 2024 Best of The Bump Awards.

From the over 850 million views of #FunnyParentFail on TikTok to the large increase in multigenerational families living together in the US, today's parenting is rapidly evolving. Leaning into those trends, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, today announces the release of its Future of Parenting Report. The report, the first of its kind from The Bump, explores emerging parenting shifts and their impact on family structures, drawing from a variety of data sources. Designed around four key trends – Empowered Parenting, Modern Families, Mini-Adulting and Green Households – the report thoroughly examines each to uncover the evolving role and attitudes of parents today and into the future.

Car seats. Diapers. Monitors. Selecting the right products for babies and toddlers can be daunting, especially for new parents. To simplify the process, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, announces the expansion of the Best of The Bump Awards series. The second phase of these awards introduces some of the most effective and beloved products for both babies and toddlers in 2023. Featuring one winner for each of the 13 product categories, the Best of The Bump Awards incorporated parent feedback throughout the review process, including real-life usage and input from national surveys. Editors of The Bump chose the winning items based on extensive market research to identify the bestselling, highest-rated products that make parents’ lives easier. They evaluated every item based on ease of use, quality, effectiveness, style, and value. This marks the second iteration of the Best of The Bump Awards; the first one launched in June 2023, focused on pregnancy and postpartum products.

The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, announces the launch of the Best of The Bump Awards series today, honoring some of the most effective and proven products for pregnancy and postpartum in 2023. Featuring one winner for each of the 13 product categories, the Best of The Bump Awards considered parent feedback throughout the review process, including rigorous real-life product testing and input from a national survey. Editors of The Bump collaborated with real parents and conducted extensive market research to identify products that make parents’ lives easier. They chose the winning items based on ease of use, quality, effectiveness, style, and value. In conjunction with the awards, The Bump has introduced a brand refresh, featuring a modernized user experience and updated visual identity that extends across its digital platforms.

In 2021, maternal mortality increased significantly in the US, with Black women dying at a rate 3-4 times higher than non-Hispanic white women1. This issue is alarming, as the maternal death rate among Black women in the US was already one of the highest among industrialized nations and has nearly doubled between 2018 and 20212. Helping to increase awareness of this issue, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, today announced the expansion of the Reclaiming Your Power vodcast series within its Black Maternal Health Hub. The series features discussions and inspiring stories from notable Black women such as Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross and bestselling author and founder of Mama Glow Foundation, Latham Thomas. The series highlights how Black women can harness the power of their physical health, wellness team and community to improve the outcomes for Black mothers in the US.

Baby monitors, car seats, diaper rash cream–researching and choosing the best products for a new baby is a daunting task for any parent. Helping to ease the stress, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, today announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of Baby Awards.* Celebrating the best baby and new parent products for 2022, the Best of Baby Award winners include products hand-selected by The Bump’s editors based on functionality, durability, safety, design, and longevity. The team expertly tested hundreds of products and identified the top 52 award winners across six categories: Feeding, Diapering, Nursery, Health & Wellness, On-the-Go and Learn & Play. The award-winners aim to provide new parents with products that will help guide their journeys into parenthood with ease.

In the United States, non-Hispanic Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. That is one of the highest maternal mortality rates among industrialized nations, according to the National Institutes of Health. Helping to increase awareness of this issue, The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, today announced the expansion of its Black Maternal Health Hub. This first-to-market platform, built in partnership with the National Medical Association, provides advice and insights for expecting Black parents.

The Bump, a leading multi-platform brand for pregnancy and parenting, today announced the winners of its second annual The Bump Best of Pregnancy Awards, honoring the most tried-and-true products for pregnancy. The Bump Best of Pregnancy Awards winners include must-have products across six categories: Pregnancy Prep, Living Well, What to Wear, Taking Care, Post-Pregnancy and Reader’s Choice, which highlights readers’ top picks within each category. The expert editorial team at The Bump tested hundreds of products and services and chose the top 42 winners based on classifications such as purpose, efficacy and aesthetics. The award-winning products aim to transition the journey from a positive pregnancy test to a baby-in-arms as seamlessly as possible.

The Bump, the definitive voice for millennial parents, today announced the winners of its ninth annual The Bump Best of Baby Awards, honoring the most outstanding baby and new parent products for 2021. The Bump Best of Baby Awards winners include must-have baby products for new parents hand-selected by The Bump editorial team for their functionality, durability, aesthetics and longevity. The team tested hundreds of products and identified the top 55 award winners across seven categories: Baby On-the-Go, Nursery, Feeding, Diapering, Health & Wellness, Baby Learn & Play and Unique Standouts.