by Amanda DiMeo A few years ago, I spent most days during a chilly New England fall at a syringe exchange, working as a researcher studying harm reduction programs in Massachusetts. Each syringe exchange program had a cozy back office, which is where I’d spent most of my time in conversation with people who use...
By Yara Altaher and Jocie Fifield Last week was Black Maternal Health Week (April 13-17), and it has been equally illuminating and hopeful to read the myriad articles that were published last week about centering Black mamas. We were reminded that...
By Vanessa Neergheen Editor’s Notes: The studies reviewed in this article have been linked within the text. The findings described here should not be taken as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified health provider, and the evidence on...
By Ami Karlage Being a “professional aunt (no kids)” makes my life easier in many ways, especially in this time of COVID-19 and social distancing. I don’t have to entertain or educate children home from school and daycare while trying to do a...
By Jocie Fifield Our Expecting More team is two weeks into working from home. We are all familiar with each other’s household decor and are on a first name basis with our coworkers’ pets. Those of us who are parents are creating new routines and...
I remember distinctly when The Business of Being Born, the documentary produced by famed talk show host Ricki Lake, was released. It was 2007 and she had just had her first child. She was disheartened by her birth experience. I was a...
by Maya Uppaluru Sleep deprived, irritated, and dehydrated from nursing on demand, I sat in a crowded and noisy pediatrician waiting room and filled out the standard postpartum mental health screening survey, the Edinburgh Scale. I had received the...
I first started following Laura Godfrey-Isaacs on Twitter a few months ago, when she was starting conversations about gender language and inclusivity in birth work. Laura is a midwife, artist, and activist and brings this rich background together to...
By Margaret Ben-Or There are many unwritten rules about the “right way” to start and raise a family in the United States. Having a job that offers health insurance and family leave benefits is one of them. Having a family costs money. It’s not...
This is the third part of Kinjal Vasavada’s three-part photo essay following her medical school buddy, Adriana, through her pregnancy. Catch up on part 1 and part 2. Content Warning: mental health & substance abuse topics discussed Food...
By Gwendolyn Wallace Content warning: police violence Recently, mainstream media has been paying more attention to and initiating conversations about the dizzying maternal mortality rates for women of color. While it is important to reduce maternal...
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