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Motherly’s 2024 State of Motherhood Report

“As we approach this election year, it is clear that mothers’ voices…

Updated Mar. 28, 2025

I couldn’t find my village when I became a working mom—so I created it

My circle of friends got smaller when I became a mom. I changed that.

Updated Nov. 10, 2021

I’m a midwife, and I can’t be silent about our broken birthing system

A midwife speaks about the world's other other health crisis we need to confront.

Updated Oct. 15, 2021
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Missing your September child tax credit payment? You’re not alone​

Plus everything else parents need to know about the 2021 Child Tax Credit, explained.

Updated Oct. 29, 2024

Amazon’s ‘LuLaRich’ proves MLMs thrive because of how badly our society fails mothers

Under the guise of fast cash and "female empowerment," American moms—who are largely unsupported on every level—are exceptionally vulnerable to predatory pyramid schemes.

Updated Sep. 23, 2022

Only 10% of lactation consultants are Black—here’s how one brand is working to close the gap

Willow's new scholarship fund aims to help eliminate financial barriers and expand diversity in the lactation industry.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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6 things *not* to say to the mama who’s struggling with breastfeeding

Toxic positivity has no place here. Here's what to say instead.

Updated Dec. 02, 2022
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America had universal childcare during WWII. It’s time to do it again

It's time to take what we learned from WWII and help American families today.

Updated Feb. 06, 2023

Dear mama, you should not be an afterthought after giving birth

This post is going viral for stating that the 6-week postpartum checkup isn't enough. Here's what we should be doing.

Updated Feb. 16, 2022

In 2021, alone time is self care for moms

I adore my family. I just desperately need a moment to myself.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

These scientists are bringing the climate change fight to fellow moms

The Science Moms know that mothers are a force for change.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

We demand paid family and medical leave in America

Nearly 200 businesses are urging Congress to create a national paid family and medical leave program. We're one of them.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

For Mother’s Day, let’s give women equal pay

Today marks Moms' Equal Pay Day, the day in 2021 that a mother needs to work to in order to earn what a father did in 2020.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

7 mom-founded companies that are making it their mission to help other moms

When mothers are a force for change, there is no stopping us.

Updated May. 04, 2021
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There were 60,000 fewer births last year because of the pandemic—and it matters

Not only do we have a society in which people are suffering and dying unjustly every day, we have a society that makes people not want to have children.

Updated Jan. 18, 2022

I won’t parent the same way again after the pandemic is over

It's been a year of "wait and see".

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This viral tweet drops a truth bomb about pandemic parenting

Say it louder for those of us in the back, mama

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

The medical community does not listen to women—and it’s killing us

We don't need to teach women how to talk. We need to teach medical providers how to listen.

Updated Sep. 01, 2022
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