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Briana was my childless, high-powered friend that I got close with in college when we bonded through binge-watching Sex and the City during a snowstorm, then spent a semester attempting to master ...

Birth is portal work, my friend Julia had told me over Vietnamese food months earlier, back when I was pregnant and just starting to draft my birth plan. I thought I knew what she meant — the ...

As a child of the ’80s, I spent my summer breaks either babysitting or being babysat. Teen sitters held a mythical status for me. I was in awe of the neighbor who walked me to the library ...

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I was candid about my milk coming in, looking pregnant for days following my loss, the bone-chilling, all-day anxiety. I think it helped keep shame at bay.

Before becoming disabled, I assumed that if I didn’t function well in the world, the problem was with my discipline or perspective. I told myself that I should be able to sit in an airplane seat ...

Twelve years ago when my daughter was born, my parents were there in the hospital room with me to welcome her. My mother cut the cord and my father announced, “It’s a girl!” The three of us ...

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For many couples, sex takes a back burner when kids arrive. If we weren’t people who feel connection through sex, maybe we would have just let it go. But we are, and I missed feeling a tether to ...

Maddison Z was living in Charlotte, North Carolina, when she gave birth to her first son in early 2023. She had just moved from NYC. “I was really early in my pregnancy when Roe was overturned ...

The group model of prenatal care cuts costs, promotes lasting friendships, and leads to better outcomes. 30 years later, why isn’t it standard?