New Clues Reveal How to Treat Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression affects up to 20 percent of people. A universal treatment could be the key to preventing it.
Pregnancy
Can We Fix Our Family-Leave Policies?
Americans have to return to work two weeks after giving birth—without a guaranteed paid day off. Parents cobble together time off, often racking up debt. Which is why Biden needs to enact a comprehensive plan.
What Is Causing Some Women to Kill Their Newborns?
A startling pattern of trauma and pregnancy denial incites young women to do the unthinkable. Are we criminalizing women with a rare dissociative disorder?
With the First Uterus Transplant in the US, are we Making Women Obsolete?
Welcome to the “Brave New World” of procreation
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Why the CDC Warnings About Women and Alcohol Is Actually a Red Herring
If you think it’s just about women, booze and babies, think again.
When Did the Internet Become Smarter Than My Doctor?
‘Tis the season to be flu-ey, which, for this writer, means following a doctor’s orders. So why does she feel like a pariah for trusting health-care providers’ advice more than web research?
What to Expect in the Bedroom After You’re Done Expecting
Sex may never be the same after you have a baby. But that doesn't mean you're doomed to a life of bed death.
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Does Wanting Only One Child Make Me a Bad Mother?
The writer always assumed she'd want more than one kid … until she didn’t. The feelings that arose about family, fear, marriage, and career were more complicated than she could’ve imagined.