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Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society (FBS) that followed, Emilee Saldaya took FBS…

When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a…

Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she meet her business partner Yolande Norris-Clark? Do either women have…

The Free Birth Society (FBS) was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power: by free birthing.…

A chapter in Andy Whitelaw’s memoir is called “Brainwashing (literally)”. Flushing out blood clots from a newborn’s brain to prevent damage was just one technique evolved…

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But…

Dina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was…

China is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as the country tries to…

Despite all the proven advances of modern medicine, some people are drawn to alternative or “natural” cures and practices. Many of these do no harm. As…

December 15, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmGetting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study FindsPregnant people who…