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.
NATAL, Episode 8: “Trish’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. In the season finale, Dallas-based mother and doula, Trish, demonstrates what agency from day one looks like for Black …
NATAL, Episode 7: “Alexius’ Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. This week, we discuss the stigma around home births, and explore the radical work of full-spectrum doulas and the …
NATAL, Episode 6: “Brittany’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Unable to find an OBGYN that reciprocated the genuine excitement and warmth she felt about becoming a mother for …
NATAL, Episode 5: “Marilyn and Yvonne’s Stories”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Marilyn and Yvonne are two parents determined to grow their families. When pregnancy loss disrupts their plans, they turn …
NATAL, Episode 4: “Shellie’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. After trying to conceive for 10 years, Shellie was finally having her dream baby, but the challenges of motherhood …
NATAL, Episode 3: “Mikah and Cecilia’s Stories”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Facing unplanned pregnancies in their twenties, Mikah and Cecilia's hospital births reveal how access to childbirth education, support systems, …
NATAL, Episode 2: “Roots of the Black Birthing Crisis”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. This week, NATAL explores the historical roots of modern obstetrics and gynecology, and how flaws in medical education and …
NATAL, Episode 1: “Myeshia’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her …
The Motherhood Advantage
Co-published with Slate. Despite widespread belief that motherhood hurts women’s focus at work, the evidence suggests otherwise.
Portrait of the Artist as a Single Mom
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. How one mother became a writer while feeding herself and two young children on food stamps.
Single Moms Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Child Care and Getting an Education
Co-published with The Cut. Why are universities so unfriendly to single moms?