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This is the sixth post in a series. In the book Matrescence: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, Lucy Jones talks about the shocking lack of information available to women regarding what childbirth ...

Editor’s note: This story has been adjusted to clarify that Mothering Justice was part of a coalition of organizations behind the “MI Momnibus” bills. Tamika Jackson’s heart stopped beating while she ...

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Many women use hypnosis to ease the pain of childbirth. When it comes to using hypnosis during labor, the theory is this: If you're scared, your body will respond accordingly by producing adrenaline, ...

After Rachel Somerstein was rushed into an operating room for an unplanned caesarean section, her doctor made the first cut. “I felt that,” she told him. “You’ll feel pressure,” the doctor responded.

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage. ARDEN, N.C. — Rachel Kaplan was ...

Up until she became pregnant with my older brother at the age of 31, my mother was an active, outgoing and outdoorsy person. She used to DJ in nightclubs in her home of Kuala Lumpur, spend time ...

Women across the country have been bonding online over their “Ozempic babies” − surprise pregnancies while taking weight loss medications, despite being on birth control or having a history of ...