Women’s Health

ACOG guidelines push for postpartum checkups sooner and more often ????????

They're saying six weeks is too late for postpartum checkups.

Native American and Alaska Native mothers are dying and we need to talk about it

They are approximately 3.3 and 2.5 times more likely, respectively, to die while pregnant or as new moms than white women are.

What you need to know about your menstrual cycle and your period while TTC

The menstrual cycle is a two-part process. Here's everything you need to know.

These celeb mamas had Hyperemesis gravidarum and were refreshingly honest about it

Did you experience HG, mama?

10 facts about the state of abortion in America right now

Even prior to Roe being overturned, abortion rates were at a record low.

When I tell you I have postpartum depression, here’s what I want you to know

It doesn't always look how you might think.

The scientific way our bodies prepare for motherhood during pregnancy

Are you already getting up earlier, mama?

Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the staggering black maternal mortality rates

"Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. A major reason? Racism. We need to hold health systems accountable for protecting black moms," says Warren.

More than half of new moms aren’t getting the mental health support they need

Recognizing this problem may be the first step in changing it.

Prenatal depression is the most under-diagnosed pregnancy complication in the U.S.

More than 400,000 babies are born to depressed mothers every year.

This image depicting human milk ducts went viral—but for the wrong reasons

Though it's anatomically incorrect, it still sparks a discussion of empowerment.

What moms need to know about CBD

We break it all down for you, mama.

IVF, IUI, ICI, and IVI: There are so many ways to make a family

You have a lot of options.

An OB/GYN answers the 10 top questions women want to ask about fertility—but don’t

8. How soon can I find out if I am pregnant?

Anne-Marie Slaughter on the mental load of motherhood and why we need to be doing less

The cultural shift that brought women into the workplace didn't shift the load we were already carrying, but added to it.

My sister is pregnant—and I promise not to give her unsolicited advice

My sister has already had a much different pregnancy than I did, and everything else is different, too—from her marriage to her work situation, and I'm sure her baby will be different than mine too.

How pregnant women can reduce the effects of ‘baby brain’

Maintain good sleep hygiene.

True life: I Googled ‘morning sickness forever?’ at the beginning of my pregnancy

I try carrots; I try broth, chicken; spoonfuls of nut butters; toast; potatoes; beets. It doesn't matter. Every morning, I dry heave or throw up. There is only one cure: the end of this trimester.

Separation anxiety is real—but it’s also fleeting

One day they won’t need me so much, and I’ll be free. But one day, they won’t need me so much, and I’ll be quite lost.

Having a miscarriage left me feeling heartbroken—and still pregnant

I just wished the world around me would stop and give me a moment to catch my breath.