Stories of women of color dying of childbirth have dominated headlines — but little has been done to change postpartum care.
Women’s health
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes, Science & Nature
Black Women’s Maternal Mortality Rates in the US are Staggeringly High
Shalon Irving was educated, insured, and well-supported by family and friends. She still became a casualty of missed opportunities and neglect by healthcare providers.
Posted inNonfiction
I Think, Therefore I Am Getting the Goddamned Epidural
On midwives, metaphysics, and intensely natural births.
Posted inNonfiction
I Think, Therefore I Am Getting the Goddamned Epidural
On midwives, metaphysics, and intensely natural births.
Posted inStory
Donald Trump’s War On African Women
Under the Global Gag Rule, medical professionals cannot counsel a woman to seek an abortion — even in cases where it will save her life.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Case for Believing Women Who Are In Pain
Sixteen percent of women suffer from a condition you’ve probably never heard of.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
RAWR! What’s Happening to Me? The Truth is Out There (About Menopause)
Gillian Anderson and Jennifer Nadel speak frankly about perimenopause and menopause to destigmatize the flow and ebb of the female reproductive cycle.
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The Truth Is Out There (About Menopause)
In this conversation, Gillian Anderson and Jennifer Nadel reflect on the maddening and sometimes little-known symptoms of perimenopause and menopause to get more women talking about the flow and ebb of the female reproductive cycle and how it affects them, their work, their partners, and their families.
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‘A Uterus Gone Rogue’: Diagnosing Endometriosis
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.