On [M]OTHERHOOD: An Epistolary Conversation with Anna Lea Jancewicz
July 31st, 2018 | by Alina Stefanescu
When I first started writing, I was knee-deep in Howard Zinn and homeschooling pedagogies. After my son got his “Ode
Monthly Archives: July 2018
MAD KATE is a DADA
July 30th, 2018 | by Mad Kate
On Mother’s Day, my kid and I got to talking about the existence, or rather non-existence, of a Dada’s Day.
The Reveal: Celebrating Pregnancy After Loss
July 20th, 2018 | by Fiona Smart
As any mother who has suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy will know, celebrating a subsequent pregnancy can
Wild and Precious: Breastfeeding As Formal Meditation Practice
July 19th, 2018 | by Meghan LeBorious
Resting against the wall, breastfeeding my tiny son in the quietest stretch of night, I watch from the fourth floor
Birth/Rebirth: Comics
July 18th, 2018 | by Cara Gormally
I’ve been fascinated by making and growing humans since I started to try to conceive. Birth is normal— approximately 350,000 people
How to Give Birth in Two Days or Less
July 17th, 2018 | by Laura Morgan
Contractions become more and more frequent until they are one minute apart and one minute in duration. During this time
HOLDING THE LINE: Nurse-Ins to Occupy ICE
July 14th, 2018 | by Kimberly Kimble
For the past two Saturdays a group of mamas have gathered outside of the ICE detention center in Portland, OR to
A New Mother’s Dilemma: Does Asking Your Doctor for Help Make It Better or Worse?
July 13th, 2018 | by The Post Partum Stress Center
As part of The Postpartum Stress Center’s #speakthesecret campaign, author and international perinatal expert Karen Kleiman teamed up with artist Molly
The Frame: An Excerpt from 16 PILLS
July 12th, 2018 | by Carley Moore
I went on what I then swore would be my last first internet date during winter storm Jonas. He spoke Spanish,
The Fog of Shoulds
July 10th, 2018 | by Maryam A. Ansari
In the months leading up to my daughter’s birth, I consumed pregnancy books and articles with ferocious appetite. Still pregnant,
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