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  "id": 8038270,
  "title": "How to survive your first year as a parent in Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/how-to-survive-your-first-year-as-a-parent-in-germany",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
    "slug": "the-local-germany-thelocal",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20260917/how-to-survive-your-first-year-as-a-parent-in-germany"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Germany's 'Elternzeit' may sound like time off, but the first year with a baby can be lonely, chaotic and full of admin. From Familienzentren to Kleinanzeigen, journalist and new parent Imogen Goodman writes about how to get through it.",
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        "title": "How to survive your first year as a parent in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/how-to-survive-your-first-year-as-a-parent-in-germany-8043417",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:30:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}