Pregnancy
Fatphobia Sucks, Especially If You're Trying to Have a Baby
Fat people are often told to lose weight before getting pregnant, but the science behind it is shallow and biased.
Rise of the Sperm Bro: The Touring Men Fathering Children and Undercutting the Fertility Industry
Insemination is "sort of what a sperm tour’s about," one father of 20-something children told VICE World News.
‘Holistic Healers’ on TikTok Want You to Quit Birth Control
Content creators on TikTok are encouraging women to stop using effective birth control methods at a time when millions of people in the U.S. just lost abortion access.
'It's a State Matter': Albanese Says No to Free Abortions at Public Hospitals
“In this country, we don't control the health system, the states control the health system. They deal with these issues."
Women Are Being Forced to Deliver Nonviable Fetuses Because of Abortion Bans
“This was the first time in my 15-year career that I could not give a patient the care they needed,” one Louisiana doctor said.
What the Roe v. Wade Decision Means for Australia
“We actually only saw the South Australian decriminalisation enacted on Friday… that’s how recent some of this legislation is.”
Please Stop Giving Unsolicited Advice to New Mothers
The pressure people put on first-time parents can all too easily crush them.
An Honest Conversation About Your Vagina After Childbirth
The pain, the weird things your body does and how different it looks – no one tells you just how much your sexuality changes as a new parent.
‘I Was Putting Us in Danger’: What It’s Like Being Pregnant on a Farm
A complex and inefficient social security system leaves many pregnant French farmers no choice but to work until their water breaks.
I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth
In the UK and across Europe, trans parents have almost zero legal recognition. However, safe havens are emerging—it’s just a question of getting there.
Giving Birth at Home Can Be Essential to Transgender Parents Like Me
For soon-to-be trans parents, laboring and birthing in the private, predictable environment of home is sometimes the safest option.
Inside the Facebook Group that Sexualises Pregnant Women
The group, created by male Facebook users in Malaysia and dedicated to fetishizing pregnant women, hosted candid photos and sexually explicit comments.