No OB-GYNs Left in Town: What Came After Idahoâs 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.
Endometriosis Is Common and Debilitating. Why Do We Know So Little about It?
Co-published with Scientific American. Compared with other diseases with similar economic burdens, research on endometriosis is severely underfunded, in large part because we donât talk about periods.
A Black Mother’s Loss Explains Why U.S. Maternal Health Care Is Broken
Co-published with Scientific American. The U.S. has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates among developed countries. Researchers from North Carolina to the West Coast are working with parents like Vu-An Foster to understand why.
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.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 10: Returning
Co-published with NATAL. We head home for a final good-bye to hear how Anasia, Ciara, Erick, Shayla and more are building new legacies exactly where they are.
NATAL Season 2, Interlude: The Sisterhood
Co-published with NATAL. Alabama Birth Collective founding member, Nadia Gramby, on the sisterhood of birthwork.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 9: Metamorphosis
Co-published with NATAL. The parents adjust to life postpartum and the powerful transformations they've undergone.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 8: The Arrival
Co-published with NATAL. The babies are coming.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 7: Pregnancy Tales
Co-published with NATAL. From the physical to the emotional, all four parents navigate the highs and lows of pregnancyâand for some, even during a pandemic.
NATAL Season 2, Interlude: The Calling
Co-published with NATAL. Alabama Birth Collective founder Jasmine Merritt on answering the call to serve.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 6: Ciara’s Journey
Co-published with NATAL. Ciara explores the multitude of care options after learning she's pregnant.
She Used Drugs While Pregnant. Should She Be in Prison?
Co-published with The Cut. After having a stillbirth, Adora Perez was charged with murder.