Birth
It Will Soon Be Illegal to Get Paid as a Surrogate Mother in India
The proposed bill says surrogacy will only involve Indian couples, and will be done by a ‘close relative’, with no money involved.
Women in Labor Can’t Hold In Their Babies. Nurses Tell Them To Do It Anyway
Mothers in labor are often asked to delay birth to accommodate doctors’ schedules. In many cases, it can have harmful consequences.
Woman Gives Birth Twice In A Month
The 20-year-old had never had an ultrasound in her life, so she didn't know she had two uteruses.
A Third of Young Adults Agree With AOC: Climate Change Affects Family Planning
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments about how climate change factors into people's reproductive choices upset some right-wing media outlets. But many young adults are already mindful of the environment when it comes to family planning.
Mom Left Placenta In Park for Birthday 'Holistic Ritual'
A year after giving birth, a Toronto-area mother wanted to return the placenta and other things "to nature." Why she would do that in a public park is anyone’s guess.
Racism Is Killing Black Babies, But This Doula Is Fighting Back
Christin Farmer is providing the black mothers of Cleveland, Ohio, with the support they need to keep their children alive.
The number of babies born to opioid-addicted mothers has skyrocketed in the last 2 decades
It's more than quadrupled.
Sex After Childbirth Wasn't At All What I Expected
After having two children, Amy Cooper developed a new relationship with sex, but not the one post-pregnancy rumors had led her to fear.
The 'Husband Stitch' Leaves Women in Pain and Without Answers
The infamous post-birth procedure—in which doctors suture the vaginal entrance narrower than necessary without the patient's consent—is just one of the ways in which women are mistreated during and after childbirth.
Giving Birth in Jail Can Traumatise Women for Decades
Restraining women while they're giving birth is "demeaning and unnecessary." Some institutions still don't care.