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  1. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Gave Birth While Incarcerated“I gave my daughter a kiss and handed her back to the nurse. And then all of a sudden, I was being taken to a different prison.”
    As told to Stephanie Booth
  2. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Nearly Died After Her C-section“As soon as I got into the recovery room, I knew something was off.”
    As told to Kristen Mascia
  3. parenting
    Actually, Having a Baby Changes YouThe science says so, irrefutably.
    By Miranda Rake
  4. first person
    Seeking Salvation From Postpartum AnxietyAtheist Kailyn McCord felt suffocated by the worry of new motherhood. A serene Evangelical acquaintance offered a way out.
    By Kailyn McCord
  5. parenting
    How to Survive the ‘Fourth Trimester’The weeks that follow birth are more brutal than you could ever imagine — especially if you don’t know what to expect.
    By Amil Niazi
  6. first person
    The Surprising Comforts of Dead RingersThe rebooted psychosexual thriller helped me process my fertility and pregnancy experience.
    By Samantha Mann
  7. parenthood
    Mindy Kaling Does Not Care Who You Think Her Kids’ Father IsApparently, speculation that it’s B.J. Novak doesn’t bother her.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. pregnancy
    The Surrogacy StateThree women on carrying pregnancies after New York legalized paid surrogacy last year.
    By Tessa Somberg
  9. childbirth
    My C-section Was Fine, ActuallyI came away feeling cheated not because I’d had one but because I’d been made to feel so bad about it.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  10. dubious
    Who Would Want to Give Birth Once a Week?Gal Gadot, apparently.
    By Mia Mercado
  11. childbirth
    Gwyneth Paltrow Says She ‘Almost Died’ Giving Birth to Her DaughterIn a new podcast episode, she revealed that she had an emergency C-section for her daughter, Apple.
    By Danielle Cohen
  12. squish
    Does This Man Know How Childbirth Works?Justin Bieber wants to “squish out a nugget” with Hailey.
    By Claire Lampen
  13. childbirth
    Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die When Treated by White DoctorsNew research exposes the harrowing racial disparities in childbirth and postnatal care.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. maternal health
    Watching a Livestreamed Home Birth Was Incredibly MovingI didn’t expect it to be so powerful.
    By Devine Blacksher
  15. no expectations
    ‘I’m 8 Months Pregnant and My Husband Tested Positive’“If we’re both presumed to have it, who’s going to care for the baby?”
    As told to Erica Schwiegershausen
  16. no expectations
    I Met My Baby Over FaceTime“I could see the baby a little, and then it was time for them to take him away to do the measuring.”
    As told to Erica Schwiegershausen
  17. no expectations
    They Said She Wouldn’t Give Birth Alone“It’s been hard for me to come to terms with the fact that the ban really only was in place for a number of days.”
    As told to Erica Schwiegershausen
  18. coronavirus
    New York Hospitals Will Not Ban Partners During Childbirth“Women will not be forced to be alone when they are giving birth. Not in New York. Not now, not ever.”
    By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen
  19. q&a
    Midwives Are Swamped With Home-Birth RequestsBut making a last-minute switch probably isn’t a good idea.
    By Irin Carmon
  20. lawsuits
    NYPD Accused of Forcing Woman to Give Birth While Chained to Bed“Shortly after she gave birth, NYPD officers again shackled her… Ms. Doe struggled to feed her new baby with one arm.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. celebrity
    Travis Scott Terrified by Rumors of Kylie Jenner’s Placenta“There’s this thing called the placenta, that I’ve just been hearing about?”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. placenta smoothie
    Hilary Duff Says Her Placenta Smoothie Was ‘Delightful’She also has some placenta ice cubes, for future smoothies.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  23. talking to
    6 Women on Their Vaginas After Childbirth“I swear I could hear myself tearing during delivery.”
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  24. biking to birth
    New Zealand’s Minister for Women Biked Herself to the Hospital to Give Birth“Beautiful Sunday morning for a bike ride, to the hospital, for an induction to finally have this baby.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  25. motherhood
    Not All Women Are Waiting Until Their Late 20s to Become MothersA new report shows how much education and geography influence the average age of first-time mothers.
    By Amanda Arnold
  26. september issues
    Beyoncé Opens Up About Her Difficult Pregnancy and Emergency C-Section“My health and my babies’ health were in danger.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  27. father’s day
    I Had No Idea What Fatherhood Was Going to be LikeWhat was it about the baby that was so time-consuming, so life-consuming?
    By Keith Gessen
  28. maternal mortality
    Black Women Are 3 Times More Likely to Die From ChildbirthA new report highlights the chilling racial disparities in maternal health.
    By Jen Gann
  29. women’s health
    The First Baby in the U.S. Has Been Born Through This Groundbreaking ProcedureThe procedure offers hope for women with certain health conditions.
    By Lisa Ryan
  30. childbirth
    Inside One of the Busiest Maternity Wards in the WorldMotherland is an intimate documentary about a bustling hospital.
    By Jen Gann
  31. hurricane irma
    Miami Woman Delivers Her Own Baby During Hurricane IrmaThe dangerous winds prevented rescue crews from getting to her.
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. This Doctor Was About to Give Birth When She Helped Deliver Another Woman’s BabyDr. Amanda Hess was about to give birth when she heard a patient in distress nearby.
    By Lisa Ryan
  33. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Toured the NICU While Still PregnantThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  34. bearing children
    The Woman Trying to Find Out Why So Many Americans Still Die in ChildbirthNina Martin, along with her colleagues at ProPublica and NPR, is telling the human stories behind the numbers.
    By Jen Gann
  35. sex lives podcast
    Is It Okay to Take an Uber While Giving Birth?One woman’s harrowing story.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  36. playing god
    Here’s Why C-sections Could Be Changing the Course of EvolutionBefore C-sections, women with narrow pelvises wouldn’t have had babies.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  37. cut cover story
    Confessions of a Radical DoulaWhy is the delivery room the one place where a woman doesn’t have control over what happens to her body?
    By Elisa Albert
  38. underpinnings
    The Secret, Magical Underwear That Only Moms Know AboutThank you, mesh postpartum underwear, for bringing us all together.
    By Edan Lepucki
  39. babies
    You Probably Won’t Have an Oversize BabySo think twice about that planned C-section.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  40. it’s uterus not uter-you
    We Are Pregnant!Strangely, only one of us started to vomit every morning.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  41. pain
    What Do Contractions Feel Like? 18 Women RespondOne of the worst parts of childbirth is not knowing what it will feel like, especially contractions. Here, 18 women share their experiences.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  42. pain
    An Important New Insight Into How Women Remember ChildbirthA couple of brief moments of intense pain can trump an otherwise “easy” birth.
    By Jesse Singal
  43. ovaries week
    What It Felt Like to Get an Epidural After 32 Hours of LaborI thought I didn’t want one, but I changed my mind.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  44. first person
    No Matter How Much I Prepare, I Am Terrified to Give BirthAnd no stupid birthing-class exercise is going to change that.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  45. childbirth
    There Is No Right Way to Have a BabyWhat the new book Labor Day gets wrong.
    By Jessica Grose
  46. rivalries
    Study: Call the Midwife, Not the DoctorIt’s pitocin vs. patchouli in a baby-delivery derby. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  47. pregnant princesses!!
    Kate Middleton Is in Labor, Palace Confirms [Updated]Brace yourselves for the U.K.’s adorable future monarch.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Charlotte Cowles
  48. pregnant princesses!!
    BREAKING: Kate Middleton Not Actually in Labor Yet [Updated]False alarm.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  49. labor pains
    Zimbabwe Hospital Charges New Moms by the ScreamGiving birth there is an even bigger ripoff than in the U.S.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  50. babies r us
    Having a Baby in America Is a ‘Unique’ Rip-OffAverages $9,800 per baby, compared to $2,600 in Britain.
    By Kat Stoeffel
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