Nov 5 2018
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Here’s something nice for a change: A New York hospital is experimenting with a program to help patients vote when…
Jan 23 2018
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Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic Senator from Illinois, is expecting her second child in April—a first for the long…
Aug 12 2016
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According to a new study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas’ maternal mortality rate had doubled over a…
May 4 2016
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I feel for Meghann Foye, author of the new book Meternity, about a woman who fakes a pregnancy so she can have take…
Sep 2 2015
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If you’re running some really elaborate long con that requires you to fake a pregnancy with convincing…
Feb 11 2015
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Doulas want some respect around here, and also they want more insurance reimbursements.
Dec 16 2014
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Americans have a very specific set of stereotypes about undergraduate education, which these days likely involves…
Aug 24 2014
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Authorities have no idea why a woman and her husband tried to sneak into a California hospital maternity ward using…
Jun 25 2014
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Here's an interesting little factoid: According to a newly released study, women still having babies after 33 are…
Apr 3 2014
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Jennifer Love Hewitt gave birth about four months ago, and just launched a line of maternity clothes for A Pea in…
Mar 10 2014
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How much does it cost to have a baby? Enough to keep failing New York City hospitals afloat, according to a new…
Mar 1 2013
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According to the World Health Organization, 800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and…
Dec 28 2012
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In "time to stop being jealous of your coworker's idyllic beach vacation photos and appreciate your life even…
Aug 28 2012
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Scientists have explained the fact that humans, unlike wildebeests, for instance, are born as helpless and…
Jul 6 2012
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In the past, parents-to-be concerned with the genetic state of their gestating offspring had to test both the…
Apr 11 2012
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An unmarried woman who was fired by her Christian school employer after discovering she was pregnant would like to…
Mar 20 2012
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As if being a woman wasn't difficult enough—what with all the not having control over important decisions about our…
Feb 13 2011
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Most US hospitals stopped administering nitrous oxide to women in labor decades ago, but the best thing about the…
Jun 14 2010
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Spectacularly weird, anyhow.
Mar 15 2010
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The UK's NHS has overhauled its policies to allow new fathers to spend the first night of their child's life with…