Traumatic Pregnancies Are Awful. Dobbs Will Make That So Much Worse.
Co-published with The Washington Post. Some pregnancies and births are difficult enough to give mothers PTSD. When a pregnancy is unwanted, the physical and psychological strains will be even more severe.
Single Mother of Five in Hawaii Battling COVID-19 and Struggling to Make Ends Meet
Co-published with KITV. After contracting COVID, a single mother of five in Hawaii was out of work for months. Unable to pay her bills, she fell into serious debt—and hasn't been able to catch up since.
NATAL x NPR Life Kit: Navigating Life After Pregnancy Loss
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, NATAL teamed up with NPR’s Life Kit to share stories from parents who have experienced pregnancy loss.
The True Cost of the Pandemic for Moms
Co-published with The Double Shift Podcast. What the last year has been like for a flight attendant, a congressional candidate, and a nightclub worker.
Working Single Mom Shares Challenges of Motherhood A Year Into Pandemic
Co-published with The Double Shift Podcast. It's been a year since the COVID shutdowns. A single mom in Oxford, MS shares her moving story on what the pandemic has cost her.
What Giving Birth During a Pandemic Taught Me About Progress
Co-published with MIT Technology Review. Having a child is an inherently optimistic act. People in the US are doing less and less of it.
What the Pandemic Taught Us About Parenthood
Co-published with Critical Frequency and Reasonable Volume. In the season finale, Elise and Amy take a look back at what they've learned most, where we're at now, and where things might go from here.
Day-Care Slots for Babies Are Vanishing. Now Their Parents Can’t Work.
Co-published with the Washington Post. Centers are struggling to stay open, and infants are more expensive to care for.
A Silver Lining? How the Pandemic Might Change Work Culture
Co-published with Critical Frequency and Reasonable Volume. Some companies are committed to coming out of the pandemic with dramatically improved workplaces.
How to Take a Real Break
Co-published with Critical Frequency and Reasonable Volume. What is a "strategic absence" and can it work during a pandemic?
A Lesson in Communal Parenting from Native American Culture
Co-published with Critical Frequency and Reasonable Volume. In this episode, a public health researcher walks us through how social workers have pathologized Indigenous family structures and much more.
The Complexities of Covering Moms, Way Beyond Mom Blogs
Co-published with Critical Frequency and Reasonable Volume. Two writers join us to talk about the history of the mom beat and why it's still not taken seriously.