How to Have an Unmedicated Childbirth
November 12th, 2020 | by Mary Grilli Jacobs
The most important thing to do, from the very beginning, is to follow all the rules. Go to school, and
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Soon You Will Be A Mother, But First You Will Be Sick
January 22nd, 2020 | by Rachel Berger
You will spend the next 8 weeks trying to figure out how to make the nurses see you as anything but a sick fat pregnant person.
Cease to Exist: Exploring the Manson Horrors While Pregnant
August 8th, 2019 | by Neelanjana Banerjee
The idea that Tate begged the strangers in her home to take mercy on her child is always the most horrific part of the story for me. That she died trying to protect something that she didn’t know anything about yet
Holding Breath
April 30th, 2019 | by Shannon Brescher Shea
Lying on a hospital examination table, shivering despite the thin blanket draped over me, I stared at the ceiling and
POEMS by KUO ZHANG
February 11th, 2019 | by Kuo Zhang
Pregnancy I have known the secret joy of pregnancy, clip-clop of heartbeats in duet, high-fives across the belly, a mini-stove
Pain is Beauty: Imagining Motherhood
November 19th, 2018 | by Shannon Greene
All of my life has been about me. The video camera of my childhood was, if not holding me in
Scars: A Photo Essay
November 6th, 2018 | by Lyndsay Knowles
“What is that?” my son asks, his finger reaching out, pointing to a small stretch of skin above my belly
Beds
August 16th, 2018 | by Marianna Marlowe
1 She falls back on the bed, spreading her legs. She is still fully clothed, as is he. He fumbles at
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
Mama don’t have time for low fat: Poems
April 27th, 2018 | by Elana R.L. Story
For the body of a mother In the end, I wished for stretch marks to line my body like