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Reproductive health

Posted inNonfiction

If Miscarriage is So Normal, Why Doesn’t Anybody Talk About It?

by Anna Lea Hand March 2, 2020December 16, 2022

When she loses a pregnancy, Anna Lea Hand searches in vain for vital advice and information.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

After Three Children, Reclaiming My Body and My Mind

by Ukamaka Olisakwe September 11, 2019January 27, 2023

In the wake of childbirth and postpartum complications affecting her mental health and her marriage, Ukamaka Olisakwe picks herself up and starts over — in grad school.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester

by Sara Fredman October 30, 2018October 19, 2022

On pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature

The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester

by Sara Fredman October 30, 2018October 19, 2022

On pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Muscle Memory: A Case History

by Mariam I. Williams July 18, 2018October 19, 2022

While healing from a back injury, Mariam I. Williams learns to let go of the ways she has been taught to mistrust her body.

Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Quotes

Standing in the Buffer Zone

by michelleweber June 18, 2018October 19, 2022

When patients trying to access healthcare services at Planned Parenthood clinics face a gauntlet of anti-choice protestors, escorts offer physical safety and emotional support.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Anatomy of a Surrogacy

by michelleweber November 8, 2017October 19, 2022

They wanted a baby, she wanted to carry it for them—for a fee. It’s a common transaction but illegal in Canada, and the system here leaves both parties vulnerable.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

‘A Uterus Gone Rogue’: Diagnosing Endometriosis

by michelleweber June 15, 2016October 19, 2022

A raw look at the discomfort, confusion, and anger of being diagnosed and dealing with endometriosis, a painful reproductive disorder with mysterious origins, and no cure.

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