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• Baby showers and other social events to celebrate an impending or recent birth are popular around the world. They are often women-only social gatherings. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, baby showers are a common tradition. In Brazil, a party called "chá de bebê" (baby tea) is offered before birth.

• Create your dream wish list at Amazon, Target, Pottery Barn Kids, and more retailers. An image of wrapped gifts. Whether you're celebrating in person or virtually, shower expecting parents with one of these unique baby shower gift ideas for boys, girls, and new moms, too.

• Modern North America. The modern baby shower started in the late 1940s and the 1950s, as post-war women were expecting the Baby Boom generation. As in earlier eras, when young women married and were provided with trousseau, the shower served the function of providing the mother and her home with useful material goods.

The baby shower, as most often practiced these days, is a commercial carnival -- the Happy Meal of early motherhood. It is also a beloved tradition with wide cultural reach that many of us will take part in at some point in our lives.

Modern North America. The modern baby shower started in the late 1940s and the 1950s, as post-war women were expecting the Baby Boom generation. As in earlier eras, when young women married and were provided with trousseau, the shower served the function of providing the mother and her home with useful material goods.

An image of a gift. Adoption can cost up to $50,000, and for adoptive parents, baby showers can be a great way to bring down some of the expenses of welcoming a new child. So why aren't they more common?

Create your dream wish list at Amazon, Target, Pottery Barn Kids, and more retailers. An image of wrapped gifts. Whether you're celebrating in person or virtually, shower expecting parents with one of these unique baby shower gift ideas for boys, girls, and new moms, too.