Pregnancy

The one lesson from birth class I actually used

I'm a labor and delivery nurse and *this* was new information to me!

12 crucial items that help make pregnancy easier—from start to finish

As mamas who have already navigated this incredibly beautiful, sometimes challenging transition, we've rounded up the must-haves that empowered us along the way.

My birth story: My placenta accreta changed my entrance to motherhood

I was angry that the birth of my daughter was associated with trauma.

I mourn the pregnancy experience I could have had

I miss the feeling of warm hugs from loved ones. I miss having friends and family members marvel at my growing belly. I miss having the shared emotional experience of pregnancy with other women.

A letter to my babies on our first Mother’s Day

You have been surprising me from the very start.

My baby, I loved you before you were even born

I love you today, I love you tomorrow, I love you forever.

These viral bump photos from the front lines share an important message

It's a perfect way to capture the dualism of pregnancy: This woman is both vulnerable and strong.

Don’t forget to celebrate your friend whose baby shower just got canceled

A baby shower might not seem worthy enough of a loss to grieve over, but for me it is.

Coronavirus has changed birth + postpartum forever

It shouldn't take a global pandemic to change the way our country supports women, but since it did, let's hope these changes stick.

Everything we know (so far) about giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic

So far, it does not appear that COVID-19 can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her fetus.

Black women will suffer the most if forced to give birth alone

For black mothers, the need for support during birth is even greater. Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die in childbirth than white women—at least in part because of institutional racism.

I’m grieving the third trimester I thought I would have

Hospital tours, baby shower, birth class—all canceled.

Giving birth during the coronavirus? Here’s what to know, mama

8 tips for giving birth during a pandemic, according to a doula.

Pregnant mamas—our babies are the hope the world needs right now

We're growing our babies during a monumental time in our world's history.

I don’t want to give birth in a hospital right now

I have been pregnant for 245 days, and in the past 12 of those, everything I have come to know about how this baby will enter the world is on the chopping block.

The essential pregnancy & birth book is here: The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama

You deserve a pregnancy and birth book made for you.

Becoming Mama

Order The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama today!

I am pregnant during a pandemic—I want to stay calm, but I’m freaking out

It is a surreal time to be bringing a new baby into the world. But it's still a great one.

This pregnant doctor’s tweet is going viral because it shows what they’re going through right now

"I've heard from so many pregnant HCWs across the country in the past week who are being asked to make impossible decisions right now," tweets Dr. Kate Otto Chebly.

Joshua Jackson on becoming a 1st-time father amid the coronavirus pandemic

"We're just figuring out how to deal with interacting with doctors and hospitals right now," shared Jackson.