Dear postpartum body

“Debilitating mastitis that put me in the hospital... [and] my c-section incision opened.”

“By offering to take my child, you’re putting me in ‘fight or flight’ mode,” Cox told Today.

“Coming back to running postpartum, I just wanted to discover that joy again and reconnect with the core part of my identity that was a runner through and through.”

In this episode of The Motherly Podcast, the Maven Clinic founder and CEO shares how her own experience navigating pregnancy and postpartum care exposed the deep flaws in traditional healthcare for women—and why she’s made it her mission to fix them.

The Grammy-winning artist is rewriting her own narrative about body acceptance while raising her sons —and she’s doing it on her own terms.

We put in the work, but Dad gets the genetic credit.

Kylie Kelce and her husband, retired Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce, have officially welcomed their fourth child

Barnicoat shares the inspiration behind her book, the moments that shaped her storytelling, and the lessons she wishes she had known as a new mother.

So you’re cleared for exercise postpartum: Now what? Try these.

Though the “third baby” moment was brief, it came during a larger, deeply honest conversation about early motherhood.

“Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life,” she said. “Learning a new version of myself is very difficult.”

3. Am I entitled to benefits when on maternity leave?

Plus, four ways to really connect with your partner after birth.

We spoke to experts about how belly binding promotes healing and recovery after birth.

Finally, a policy that acknowledges that parenting is an endurance sport in itself.

Deloitte’s new policy, equalizes parental leave for all employees, giving fathers the same 26 weeks of fully paid leave that new mothers already receive.