What: Bloomberg looks at the business side of luxury postpartum retreats in the United States, which have expanded from New York City to Washington DC and California. One founder says the $1,000+ per night stays could become more accessible over time, just like fertility treatments.
Why it matters: These stays are only in reach for the wealthiest Americans, but commercial success behind any ideas that new parents need more support could help.
Source: Bloomberg
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.
Breaking down cravings during menstrual cycles, and how some small studies have shown the foods we crave may be driven more by culture than by biology.
The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.
An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.
A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.
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.
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
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.
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
What: The New York Times combs through VP Kamala Harris’ record on abortion from her days as a prosecutor, finding an “unwavering conviction” that women
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.