In an age when outrage and anger dominate online spaces, we fill this space with uplifting news each week.
I started to feel like a watched pot. #StillPregnant became my personal hashtag.
My concern is with the culture that got us here.
"My waters broke and 75 minutes later I gave birth to our healthy baby boy while clutching a bench in our closet," shares Tolbert.
You can't write a better Bachelor ending than that!
"That experience is what opened my eyes to this global tragedy. You know I did not know that women and girls were still dying in pregnancy-related complications all over the world. I had no idea," shares Burns.
Bell says that she grappled with some guilt over her decision to have a home birth in the aftermath of this experience.
But she says that looking back, she wouldn't do a thing differently.
This book is making us all giggle.
"Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. A major reason? Racism. We need to hold health systems accountable for protecting black moms," says Warren.
You asked and our midwife answered!
Our doula Amy—calm, experienced, and a veteran of childbirth herself—was the right person to have at the helm.
Teller's five little girls—12-year-old Audrey, 10-year-old Ella, 7-year-old Lillian, 4-year-old Zolie and 2-year-old Zuri—were thrilled to be the welcome wagon for their new little sister, Talullah.
I felt like he took my birth experience and placed it into a tiny box to check. Sitting there, I felt like I had my birth plan taken from me. I was powerless and devastated—for months.
Everything you do for your partner while she's in labor makes a difference. Even if all you do is hold her hand.
You would think almost dying would make me grateful for living—but it left me stunned and incredibly sad.
We asked and you answered.
Hypnobirthing is quite simply a way of helping women prepare for a positive birth
It’s called an en caul birth—exceedingly rare, but exceedingly cool.