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Giving Birth in Jail Can Traumatize Women for Decades
Restraining women while they're giving birth is "demeaning and unnecessary." Some institutions still don't care.
Gifted Kids Need Just as Much Attention as Special Needs Kids
“The perception is that if a child is excelling they can be left alone."
5 Women Explain Why They Chose Not to Breastfeed
"It was so painful—I asked them to double check that she wasn't born with teeth."
Girls Who Get Their Periods Early Show More Symptoms of Depression
The symptoms persisted well into adulthood.
More Pregnant Women Are Smoking Weed
New research shows young pregnant women in California are increasingly using marijuana to calm anxiety and morning sickness.
How Long Can Frozen Embryos Last?
We learned this week that a woman gave birth using a 24-year-old embryo.
An Open Letter to My Parents, Who Didn't Handle My Addiction Well
When I was at my ugliest, I wished you would hold me.
Exactly Why You Hate Talking About Sex With Your Parents
Your aversion to seeing them as sexual beings is both nature and nurture, apparently.
Having an Egg Allergy Isn’t a Reason to Skip the Flu Shot
The flu vaccine is safe for people with egg allergies, say multiple expert groups.
Alabama Will End Health Insurance for 7,000 Kids on January 1
Alabama would become the first state to cut off children’s health insurance coverage since Congress failed to renew federal CHIP funding in the fall.
No Good Comes From Being Spanked as a Kid
“The difference between spanking and abuse is kind of a grey zone."
Jimmy Kimmel and His Son Urge Congress to Fund Children's Health Insurance
"I don’t know what could be more disgusting than putting a tax cut that mostly goes to rich people ahead of the lives of children."