giving birth

A brief history of the C-section

‘House of the Dragon’ highlights the fact that C-sections used to look very different from how they look today.

CMV is a highly common cause of birth defects—but you’ve probably never heard of it

A baby is born with CMV infection every 30 minutes.

Mom who gave birth mid-flight gives baby the PERFECT middle name

The baby came earlier than expected.

College grad gives birth and receives diploma hours later during hospital ceremony

"I thought I was gonna walk across the stage to get my degree, instead I got my baby."

This is Motherhood: Kimberly Seals Allers wants to empower Black mothers

In this special bonus episode of This is Motherhood, host Joyce Brewer speaks…

How to have a positive birth experience with a C-section

Together with my doctor, we created a plan for my C-section to become the birth experience I wanted it to be. 

Why my twins’ premature birth still haunts me

I held the twins for the first time when they were one day old.

An overlooked tool in pregnancy and birth? Breathwork

Let’s get back to the inhale, exhale, mama.

Premature baby finally gets to go home after spending 460 days in the NICU

Baby Kendall was born in December 2020 and only weighed 15 ounces when he was born at 25 weeks.

Dreading pregnancy or childbirth? It may be tokophobia 

Fear of giving birth can exist on a spectrum, but tokophobia is a rare, severe form. It may cause some women to elect for a C-section or avoid pregnancy altogether.

This is Motherhood: Jamie Jones wants BIPOC moms to get the birth support they need

In this bonus episode of the Motherly Podcast, guest host Joyce Brewer speaks with Jamie Jones, a childbirth educator at Birthsmarter, a doula, a pre- and postnatal corrective exercise specialist, and a certified personal trainer.

To the mama preparing to meet her baby—I remember

I remember the feeling of lightness when Sunday arrived and the heaviness in the days that followed when the visitors left and the hormones crashed and a wave of newness like nothing I’d ever known came over me. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣

Mamas in Ukraine—and around the world—achieve the impossible

And while she was acknowledging her own pain she also said, “I could be giving birth in Ukraine right now—someone probably is doing that right now.” Women give birth in war zones, in hiding, in abusive homes, sometimes completely alone.

To the Black birth workers

Your impact and legacy does not go unnoticed.

These photos from a trans father’s home birth are stunning 😍

"When I saw the photos I suddenly got the sense that they need to be out there, as they represent so well two causes very close to my heart: normalization of home birth and normalization of trans and non-binary people giving birth."

What Black mothers-to-be need to know before giving birth

I was confident in my ability to have the birth experience that I wanted. Unfortunately, that didn’t end up being the case. Now, I hope other Black mothers-to-be can learn from my experience and how to prepare themselves for all possible birthing scenarios.

Study finds some C-section babies may not need routine antibiotics

The findings can help prevent giving some infants unnecessary antibiotics at birth.

Mom gives birth mid-air on 11-hour flight over the Atlantic

United Airlines said it was “thrilled to see the plane land with one extra, especially beautiful, customer onboard."

My epidural worked *too* well—here’s what I wish I knew

I had a panic attack while in labor, but now I know what to ask for next time.

Hanna on PPD and PPA after undergoing an emergency hysterectomy after giving birth

“At this point, it’s her uterus or it’s her life.”