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Rep. Nancy Mace says ‘motherly instinct’ prompted her to get kids out of DC before attack

"I was worried about what I was seeing and hearing," says South Carolina's Nancy Mace.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

We love how Demi Lovato is showing off her stretch marks

"This is what eating disorder recovery looks like."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mother giving birth via gentle c-section in the operating room

What is a ‘gentle’ C-section?

The C-section procedure itself stays the same, but the mood is different.

Updated Oct. 11, 2022
Mother holding infant after c-section birth showing what happens during a c-section delivery

What happens during a C-section? A midwife answers your FAQs

The unknown can be scary, but knowledge is empowering.

Updated Oct. 10, 2022

COVID vaccine testing for pregnant people and children could start in January

And pregnant people may not need to wait to start getting the vaccine.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
child at the doctor

When will children or pregnant women get a COVID-19 vaccine?

"The window is closing on any chance of getting an approved vaccine for children before next school year."

Updated Feb. 09, 2022
Woman sitting on toilet wearing a pad

Scotland is officially the first country in the world to make pads and tampons free

1 in 5 girls in the U.S. has missed school because she couldn't afford menstrual products. It's time the rest of the world catches up to Scotland.

Updated Aug. 16, 2022

Pregnant Latinas are catching COVID at an alarming rate, says new study

They are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than other racial and ethnic groups.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
pregnant woman running on a track

This mom is going viral for running a 5:25 mile—at 9 months pregnant

Motherly spoke with a fast mama who is going mega-viral days before her due date.

Updated Feb. 01, 2022
pregnant woman cooking with vegetables

7 delicious recipes for mamas with gestational diabetes

What to eat when it eat feels like you can't eat anything.

Updated Sep. 14, 2022
woman sleeping in a bed

Dear exhausted mama, you deserve to rest

The pandemic has indeed made life harder, but the truth is that you have been fighting for as long as you can remember. It's time to stop fighting and rest, guilt-free.

Updated Jul. 11, 2022
mother holding newborn in hospital- black doctors

Having more Black doctors and midwives could be the key to reducing Black maternal mortality rates

Black babies and moms are less likely to die if they are cared for by Black doctors.

Updated Jan. 20, 2023

The United States is failing to protect pregnant Black and Latina women during the pandemic

In Illinois, they make up over 70% of COVID-19 complicated pregnancies, for example.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
Kristen Wiig on the red carpet

Kristen Wiig says IVF was hardest experience of her life

"Emotionally, spiritually, and medically, it was probably the most difficult time in my life."

Updated Dec. 05, 2022
woman breastfeeding baby

A love letter to my boobs

We've been through a lot together, including three kids.

Updated May. 20, 2022

Depression is hitting mothers harder than fathers—here’s what you can do about it

If you're not flourishing in this new world, mama, don't worry. No one is.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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