NPR Doesn’t Wanna Talk About Sex and Mom Vaginas
Hillary Frank, creator and host of the wildly popular parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, says she encountered…
Jazmine Headley and the 'Slow Violence of Everyday Life'
On Tuesday afternoon, elected officials in New York City gathered in front of City Hall to denounce the violent arrest…
Gabrielle Union Discusses Her Fertility Struggles: 'It Just Feels Like a Lot of Shame'
On Monday, Gabrielle Union shared an emotional video on IGTV detailing her long, painful fertility journey. The…
'You Can't Have This Conversation Without Having a Conversation About Economics': A Chat With a Pregnant Sex Worker
Over the summer, Maxine Holloway shared a photograph of her growing baby bump on Instagram, excitedly announcing in a…
Be Gone, 'Tired Mom' and 'Mombie' Costumes
Thirteen-year-old Jillian Schnerch is going viral with a Halloween costume that the internet seems to find hilarious:…
Married Couple Carries Same Baby in Landmark Fertility Treatment
Two Texas mothers have carried the same child in what might very well be a fertility first.
The Horrifyingly Relatable Specter of a Mom Still Breastfeeding Her Four-Year-Old
As my baby has crossed over the one-year mark, while still breastfeeding part-time, I have started to take notice of…
The Making of a (Fake) Mom Fight
Keira Knightley has penned a frank, uncompromising essay about the bloody, crusty, torn-vagina reality of giving…
More Babies at the U.N., Please and Thanks
On Monday, Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand, brought her baby along to the U.N. General Assembly for the…
I'm Now a Person Who Really Cares About Diaper Design, I Guess???
A couple months ago, I bought some Pampers diapers for my baby and opened the box to find the unthinkable inside: a…
Aretha Franklin's Family Thought the Eulogy Was Just As Fucked Up As You Did
Aretha Franklin’s family wasn’t charmed by the eulogy delivered at her funeral, which can only be described as a rancid…
In the Trump Administration, Motherhood Is a Tool of White SupremacyÂ
In July 2017, Sarah Huckabee Sanders replaced the perennially flustered Sean Spicer to become the second White House…
Don't Tell Me Where I Can Pull Out My Tiddy
There is a man, who has never breastfed a child, with some opinions about how women should breastfeed their children.…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Has Arrived at a Hospital to Give Birth to Her First ChildÂ
On Wednesday, The Guardian reported that New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, the first pregnant world leader…
Cardi B Is Going to Be a Fantastic Mother
The effervescent and very pregnant Cardi B. is on the cover of Rolling Stone, draped in black taffeta and the tender…
Sheila Heti's Motherhood Isn't Really About Motherhood
The unnamed narrator of Sheila Heti’s new contemplative new novel Motherhood is ambivalent about having children. She…
A Journey Into the Exploitive, Bullshit-Heavy, Sanity-Saving Baby Sleep Advice Industry
There was a moment in the first few months of my son’s life when I caught a glimpse of perspective about my…
Mothers Are Incarcerated at Record Rates, Yet Prison-Nursery Beds Go Empty
When Cassidy Green learned that she was pregnant, she and her husband didn’t discuss cribs, co-sleeping, or even…
FEC Approves Candidate's Childcare Request, Clearing Path for More Mothers to Run for Worst Job on EarthÂ
The Federal Election Commission has ruled that a New York woman running for Congress can use a portion of her campaign…
It Took the Senate 2 Centuries to Allow New Parents to Bring Infants to Chamber Floor
The Senate is expected to change its rules to allow Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to bring her newborn onto the…