Here’s Why Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Using a Surrogate
Kim Kardashian West suffers from placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening condition
View ArticlePelvic Inflammatory Disease Could Affect Your Fertility if Left Untreated
An infection of the reproductive organs, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) affects up to 2.5 million American women annually, and can cause infertility and chronic pain.
View ArticleHigh-Stress Pregnancies Slow Childhood Development, Study Warns
This may explain why girls start their menstrual cycles earlier in poorer neighborhoods.
View ArticleGrowing Number of Pregnant Women Are Smoking Marijuana—Is It Safe?
The mainstream medical community is definitely not on board.
View ArticleWhat Is Causing the High Maternal Death Rate Among Black Women in America?
In the U.S., black expectant mothers are 243 percent more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women. Why, and how do we fix it?
View ArticleHow Not to Piss Off a Pregnant Lady
Belly grabbing, fat shaming and general inappropriateness towards pregnant women are so 2017.
View ArticleNo, You Aren’t Invited to the Birth of My Child
Every pregnant woman should get to decide for herself which people and germs and cameras invade her recovery room.
View ArticleHow New York Hopes to Tackle Maternal Mortality With Medicaid and Doulas
Doulas can cost anywhere between $1,500 and $4,000.
View ArticleWhat’s Shocking About the Pregnancy Discrimination Case Brought Against MoMA PS1
Unsurprisingly, the three experienced managers who rescinded a MoMA PS1 job offer after learning the candidate was a new mother were all men.
View ArticlePregnant Chloë Sevigny Pops Up to Promote Rita Ackermann Exhibition
Sevigny posed for pictures at Hauser and Wirth's Rita Ackermann exhibition, dressed to highlight her baby bump in a black cropped cardigan and black pants.
View ArticleHow Louise Bourgeois Used Her ‘Self Portrait’ to Find Beauty Amidst Pessimism
Hauser & Wirth is now presenting this essential work by Bourgeois in an online exhibition.
View ArticleFashionable Maternity Wear Is Still Hard to Find
2017 has (so far!) been the year of celebrity pregnancies. From Amal Clooney to singer, Ciara, baby bumps have been everywhere. Of course, the current queen of all the pregnant ladies is Beyonce, who...
View ArticleDoctor’s Orders: Why Women Get UTIs and How to Prevent Them
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more common in women than men. Over 50 percent of women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime, and up to 40 percent of UTIs are recurring within six...
View ArticleIn 2016, TechCrunch Had a Mom Breastfeed on a Broken Escalator—2017 Was a Bit...
Around the time of TechCrunch Disrupt NY last year, I was working on an article about the challenges, fear and discrimination women in the tech world face when it comes to pregnancy and family...
View ArticleApple Forced to Pull Controversial Ad That Urged Startup Founders to Be...
Apple Music’s new reality show Planet of the Apps, which features celebrities like Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow judging developers’ ideas, has already been criticized as “dull” and “awkward.” But...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Being Overweight Increases Risk of Birth Defects
If you’re planning on having a baby in the next year, it looks like countries that have the Zika virus aren’t the only thing you need to avoid. The biggest threat to your future newborn’s health might...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Stop Bullying 30-Something Women About Their Biological Clocks
“Get that thing out of you!” my boyfriend’s cousin exclaimed after learning about my IUD. A few bottles of wine into celebrating the 40-something’s birthday at a casual-chic French restaurant, she had...
View ArticlePrince Harry and Meghan Are So Excited to Give Archie a Sibling
On Valentine’s Day, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the exciting news that they’re expecting their second child. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are thrilled that they’re going to become a...
View ArticleMeghan Markle Wanted to Support Prince Harry at Prince Philip’s Funeral
Prince Harry is now back in the U.K. for the first time in over a year, ahead of his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral this Saturday, April 17. The Duke of Sussex, who is currently isolating at...
View ArticleFacing the Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant in Texas
In 2019, reporters Nina Martin of ProPublica and Julia Belluz of Vox spent eight months investigating maternal mortality in the state of Texas. What they found was astounding — a health care system...
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