Pregnancy
Pregnancy Doesn't Have to Feel Like a Perpetual Guilt Trip
When I overhear a fellow preggo order decaf, I want to yell, “Even the straight, cis male doctors say it’s safe to drink five cups of coffee a day!”
After a Year of Trying as a Single Dad, I'm Finally Pregnant Again
Before my IUI, it felt like I was enduring gender dysphoria for no reason while off testosterone. But this fertility treatment worked right away.
COVID Is Killing Pregnant People and the CDC Is Begging Them to Get Vaccinated
September was one of the deadliest months for pregnant people who contracted COVID-19.
People Are Timing Their Pregnancies to Get Kids With ‘Good’ Zodiac Signs
“We delayed trying for our next by a month, hoping to avoid a Pisces.”
‘Panicked’ Woman Gives Birth in an Airport Bathroom and Suffocates Her Baby With Toilet Paper
The 23-year-old said it was an unwanted pregnancy and felt she had no choice but to kill her baby.
The Last Summer of Roe v. Wade
Young people don’t remember life when abortion was illegal. Now they're grappling with the erosion of a national right.
Pressing Play on Getting Pregnant Again
Reconsidering my approach to fertility made me wonder how much data around what works reflects the reality of life for LGBTQ+ people.
Amazon Denied a Worker Pregnancy Accommodations. Then She Miscarried.
Patty Hernandez, a 23-year-old Amazon warehouse worker in Tracy, California, miscarried after pleading with her manager and human resources for lighter duty.
What It's Actually Like Getting a Contraceptive Coil Fitted
You’ve heard the horror stories, but what can you really expect from the procedure? We asked an expert.
Liz Cheney’s GOP Challenger Impregnated a 14-Year-Old When He Was 18
Wyoming State Rep. Anthony Bouchard made the announcement because he expected the story to come out soon.
I Set Out to Document My Pregnancy. Things Haven’t Gone as Planned
Call it arrogance or naive optimism, but I started writing before I conceived because I thought this stage would only take a couple of months.
Why These Japanese Men Go Around Town Wearing Fake Bellies
They rode trains to work, went shopping and did household chores with some extra weight on their chest and stomach.