kyonntra/E+/Getty Images At this point, we all know that parental leave in the United States is trash. We’re the only so-called “developed” country without guaranteed paid leave for new parents. The lucky few among us will have employers with generous leave policies. The less-but-still-kind-of lucky will be able to make use of the Family Medical...
NineLives/E+/Getty Images Preliminary data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that the U.S. maternal mortality rate — already the worst among so-called developed countries — rose last year after post-pandemic decreases in 2022 and 2023. All told, 19 more pregnant people and new mothers died in 2024 than the year before....
TikTok I’ll never forget the time my friend came over to make me brunch after I had my first baby. At the time, I was mostly living on granola bars (and other bland, one-handed foods). I was very tired, still healing from a c-section, and starting to feel sort of bummed as I saw all...
skynesher/E+/Getty Images The United States has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths among high-income countries, and it is on the rise, with these “preventable deaths” jumping 28% over the past five years. A new study published in JAMA Open Network analyzed pregnancy-related deaths across the country, and found a disturbing pattern of increased risk, along...