maternity

Health
Catholic Hospitals Are Still Denying Women Pregnancy-Related Care for 'Moral Reasons'
Now, the ACLU is suing healthcare giant Dignity Health for denying women tubal ligations and other contraceptive care.
Peter Holslin
5.3.16
Identity
Why People Eat Placenta And Wipe Babies with Vaginal Fluid
From vaginal seeding to lotus births, a new set of natural postnatal practices are raising eyebrows across the country. We talked to women and obstetricians to find out why these "holistic" demands are becoming a new normal.
Sarika Chawla
4.15.16
Food
Tell Me Not to Breastfeed in Your Restaurant and I'll Bite You
Ahhh, breastfeeding in public, that old stretch-marked, heaving, leaking chestnut. It's 2014, but apparently people—particularly restaurant owners—seem to have a problem with it. But why does it bother people to see a baby being fed, particularly when...
Jodi Bartle
6.18.14