By the Horns: MARY DOYLE on STDs and Pregnancy
October 26th, 2015 | by Mary Doyle
I. Before I could legally drink, I became a mother. Pregnant at nineteen and deathly afraid of hospitals, succeeding in
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HOW I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT WOOLF AND WROTE MY TITS OFF: Jennifer Hayden on Art and MUTHA-hood
October 19th, 2015 | by Jennifer Hayden
In my roaring twenties, I was determined to be a great writer. Short stories, fiction, booze, late nights, angst. I
BIRTHING PLANS: Comics by Emily Flake from MAMA TRIED
October 6th, 2015 | by Emily Flake
What? Want More?? Here’s the book: Mama Tried is not a parenting manual. I do not have any particularly sage advice for
YOUR MUTHA IS A WITCH: Allison Carr on Religion
August 6th, 2015 | by Allison Carr
Before we even started trying to get pregnant, my partner and I took her aluminum motorboat out to an Elk
INSIDE OUT: Carla Grossini-Concha on Loving Her Daughter While Mourning Her Son
July 16th, 2015 | by Carla Grossini-Concha
Today is my daughter’s 9-month birthday. It’s her “inside-out” birthday: the same approximate amount of time she’s been out of
GROUNDING BIRTH: An Interview with Bronwyn Preece and an Excerpt by Dawn Marsden from IN THE SPIRIT OF HOMEBIRTH
July 6th, 2015 | by Meg Lemke
In the Spirit of Homebirth is a diverse, up-to-date collection of inspirational birth stories and practical advice for families considering giving birth
We Are All Made of Stars: KATHERINE THOME on Giving Birth in Grief
January 22nd, 2015 | by Katherine Thome
My daughter carries the history of the world inside her. It never ceases to amaze me. My father would adore
THE TIGERS IN THE ROOM, by Arielle Greenberg–from LABOR DAY: TRUE BIRTH STORIES BY TODAY’S BEST WOMEN WRITERS
October 20th, 2014 | by Arielle Greenberg
“The Tigers in the Room,” a story of three births, by poet Arielle Greenberg, comes from Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today’s Best
THROUGH THE WINDOW
June 30th, 2014 | by Jess D. Taylor
On our daughter’s second night outside of the womb, I sat crying as I watched my husband squeeze an eyedropper
Erika Kleinman on PREECLAMPSIA
February 19th, 2014 | by Erika Kleinman
At our four-month prenatal appointment, our midwife took my blood pressure and sat back, her eyes wide. “Whoa,” she said.