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
Browsing the "birth stories" Tag
THE LONGEST SHORTEST TIME: An Interview with Hillary Frank
December 10th, 2014 | by Meg Lemke
Hillary Frank hosts and produces The Longest Shortest Time, a podcast about struggles in early parenting, which she calls “a 3am
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
Beginning’s End: A Comic by Rina Ayuyang
June 19th, 2014 | by Rina Ayuyang
Rina has finally found the time to draw her own comics again, but now with her son as chief collaborator
MUTHA Book Reviews!
April 25th, 2014 | by Mutha Magazine
ARIEL GORE’S THE END OF EVE I first learned of Ariel Gore when a friend passed me her well-worn copy
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.
Jayne Lyn Lamb’s BIRTH STORY
January 28th, 2014 | by Jane Lyn Lamb
A lot of things changed for me in 2013. Moving house, dealing with ongoing unemployment, celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary…but
Egypt Titchenal’s Third Anniversary Quick Birth Birth Story
December 16th, 2013 | by Egypt Titchenal
My work had finished up on Friday, and I could barely muster up the energy to push papers around, so
LUCA: Carla Grossini-Concha On Loss
November 22nd, 2013 | by Carla Grossini-Concha
It’s Sunday morning, November 10th. I always thought weekend mornings were going to be so full of life and noise.