What: A healthcare consultant dedicatedly tracked her time during the first year of her baby’s life. The result? Some incredible information on just how much time and effort it takes to raise a baby. (Plus other helpful observations – like how often her baby got sick after starting daycare.)
Why it matters: We live in a country that seems to think having a newborn is something you can do in addition to fulltime work.
Source: Motherly
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
How hormonal changes during menopause, particularly the decline in estrogen levels, can lead to muscle pain and body aches.
A study published in JAMA found cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with immediate risks, such as low birth weight and preterm birth.
Advances in neonatal care now make it possible to save extremely premature babies, some born as early as 22 weeks.
An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.
Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.
A federal judge struck down Wyoming’s abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional and granting access to abortion in the state.
Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.
Researchers found postpartum depression more than doubled, going from 9% in 2010 to 19% in 2021.
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
Skincare brand Drunk Elephant has recalled some products due to contamination concerns, after ingredients were mixed up in several items.
A recent documentary on menopause made a big splash, but some experts are criticizing it for overstating the risks of cancer and heart disease associated with hormone replacement therapy.
While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.
The variant accelerates reproductive aging, leading to a greater number of abnormal eggs.
A deep dive on drinking and examining why people reacted far more swiftly to the news that smoking causes cancer than they have for alcohol—especially breast cancer.
Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid–the country’s massive health insurance programs for the elderly and lower-income adults and children.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.