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 When COVID-19 stay-at-home orders began in late March, I was about to start a new job while finishing my graduate degree and thought it would be just a few weeks before going into the office to meet my new co-workers. I imagine many...
Earlier this month, Jocie and I had the opportunity to interview Rose Horton, a nurse leader working in maternal health at Emory Decatur Hospital. I met Rose during a convening organized by Cities Challenge, a project within our Delivery Initiative...
By Michele Kulhanek I was 18 about to give birth to my firstborn and scared to death. No one took the time to explain what was happening to me that day. There must have been twenty people in and out of the room, mostly residents who were there to...
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...
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...
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