Health

Women's Health

It takes a village… but who should be in yours?

When it comes to building your postpartum care team, it’s hard to know where to start. Here’s a good roster.

News

When the childcare cliff comes, moms will (literally) pay the price

The loss of pandemic-era funding for childcare centers will inevitably force more moms to leave the workforce.

Mental Health

It’s time to talk about post-weaning anxiety

More than 50% of mothers experience anxiety after weaning, a survey from Aeroflow Breastpumps shows.

Women's Health

Why your periods change in your 40s

Things might start getting weird—but that’s actually perfectly normal.

Women's Health

Almost 50% of women hesitant to discuss pregnancy concerns with their provider, CDC survey finds

The survey also found that 1 in 5 women feel ignored or mistreated during prenatal appointments.

Women's Health

Should you try an at-home menopause test?

We love to see expanded access and innovation in women’s health, but accuracy matters more.

Season 15

Breaking taboos: Dr. Somi Javaid on women’s health and menopause

“No one knows their body better than themselves.”

Health & Wellness

How to make hiking with kids actually fun—for everyone involved

You can help kids love hiking with the AllTrails family-friendly trails list, created exclusively for Motherly.

Women's Health

Does period underwear actually work? Study finds most period products have less capacity than advertised

Inaccurate absorbency claims may mask more serious health issues, researchers say.

Women's Health

Zuranolone is a huge triumph for PPD—but it could negatively impact women’s health research

The first-ever FDA-approved pill for postpartum depression is a landmark achievement, but it could come at a high cost for women in more ways than one.

Children's Health

What if we didn’t have to worry about the ‘tripledemic’ this year?

For the first time ever, we have vaccines to protect against RSV, flu and Covid.

Child Nutrition

Should we really be worried about picky eaters?

Parents and kids already have enough on their plates, literally.

Children's Health

What to know about the RSV vaccine in pregnancy

The FDA approved the first maternal vaccine to protect infants against RSV from birth to 6 months.

Children's Health

I’m a nutritionist: Here’s what I pack in my kids’ school lunches

Always striving for balance–and trying (and failing) to get them to eat the crust.

Women's Health

More moms than ever are having babies over 45, CDC finds. Here’s why that’s huge

A look at the rising trend of later-in-life moms.

Baby Health

Meet the essential gut bacteria every baby needs—but most babies are missing

B. infantis was prevalent in infant gut microbiomes more than a century ago, but 90% of infants born today don’t have it. What happened?

Infertility

What is the IVF process really like? A fertility doctor explains

A step-by-step guide to going through IVF.

Mental Health

Can we please stop calling it ‘mom brain’?

Reframing how we think about the brain fog that can come with motherhood.

Health & Wellness

Considering an HBAC? Here’s what experts want you to know

A home birth after cesarean (HBAC) can be a powerful way to reclaim your birth experience under the right circumstances.

Parenting

How to help your child become a healthy achiever—while avoiding ‘toxic achievement culture’

In an exclusive Q&A, reporter and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains.