Women’s health coverage built for people who are paying attention.
Without the wellness nonsense.
Maternie covers the business, science, and policy of women’s health — synthesizing the research and reporting that actually matters, three times a week.
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Moderna
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Meghan McCarthy spent two decades covering healthcare before most newsrooms took women’s health seriously.
Maternie was founded in 2017 by Meghan McCarthy. After seven years reporting on Capitol Hill, she co-founded Morning Consult and built and led the company’s content operation. She also helped build and lead Courier Newsroom, a progressive media organization.
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Why We Exist
Women’s health information is still fragmented, buried, or filtered through wellness culture.
We report it directly.
For decades, women were treated as miniature versions of men in medicine and research. Our unique pain and struggles were dismissed as just part of being female. That approach is changing — but the media hasn’t caught up. Information is not reaching the people who need it.
Outside the politics of abortion, women’s health rarely gets front-page coverage. Even in major newsrooms, you’ll find only a handful of reporters covering it for a consumer audience — and they aren’t focused on it day in, day out.
Maternie is. We synthesize the best science, reporting, and research — every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday — so you have one place to see what matters.
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Most women’s health reporting still treats readers like consumers instead of citizens.
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Women’s health is changing fast. Most coverage still isn’t.
The real news in women’s health — three times a week. Free.
No spam. No supplements. No wellness fluff.