THE STATE I’M IN: A Birth Story in Comics by Sacha Mardou, PART II
December 11th, 2015 | by Sacha Mardou
This is my story of navigating the messy, flawed, American healthcare system to having a low-key, British-style hospital birth. I’d
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THE STATE I’M IN: A Birth Story in Comics by Sacha Mardou, Part I
December 4th, 2015 | by Sacha Mardou
This comic is about the most stressful nine months of my life, which in a way, turned out to be
CHARLOTTE O’BRIEN on How Not to Die During Childbirth
November 23rd, 2015 | by Charlotte O'Brien
I didn’t know I was dying. These days, women don’t typically die during childbirth. I’d read all the books, taken
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
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