Roe Was Never Enough
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Daily Yonder. A short film follows Holler Health Justice, an abortion fund supporting Appalachians, in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
In Northern California’s Maternity Desert, a Humboldt Midwife Offers Intimate Births
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and KQED. As hospitals across the state shutter, rural midwives provide specialized, and sometimes lifesaving, medical care.
Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the New York Times. Increasing economic and political uncertainty has led to families deferring their dreams of having children.
Choosing to Become a Single Mom by Choice
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Cut. How an anonymous online community is helping women redefine parenting.
“The system is unstable, not us”: How South Carolina evictions harm Black mothers and their families
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Prism. The state has one of the highest eviction rates in the U.S., and Black women and children are disproportionately the target.
“Not Ready to Have This Baby”
Co-published with Hyperallergic. Diana Weymar’s embroidered textiles amplify the voices of courageous women in post-Roe v. Wade America.
Baby Spreadsheets: A Very American Way To Decide When — Or Whether — To Have Kids
Co-published with Romper. For most couples in the U.S., family planning is a money question. Can it be answered with a spreadsheet?
On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars
Co-published with The Nation, Le Temps and Magnum Photos. With reproductive rights on the ballot, tensions are higher than ever in abortion-clinic parking lots.
Battle for Breastfeeding
Co-published with Lux Magazine. A debate rages in Georgia over who can teach parents to nurse.
More Than a Year After Mississippi Forced Her To Give Birth, It Still Hasn’t Offered Any Extra Help
Co-published with In These Times. Since we first profiled her, Lationna has returned to work, her son Kingsley is crawling—and the family is still just treading water.
No OB-GYNs Left in Town: What Came After Idaho’s Assault on Abortion
Co-published with The Guardian. In Sandpoint, Idaho, the maternity ward closed down. Within months, medical care for women in the rural community was hollowed out.
The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi’s Maternal Health Crisis
Co-published with USA Today. With our support, Mona Iskander travels to the Mississippi Delta to understand how a surge in births is playing out in a state that is already one of the riskiest places in the country
