Browsing: pregnancy

I am so glad to see an article published about the impact of social media on pregnant people and new mothers (‘I felt doomed’: social media…

The Victorians called it ‘pernicious vomiting of pregnancy’, but modern medicine has offered no end to the torture of hyperemesis gravidarum – until now.By Abi Stephenson.…

I don’t remember where I was when my TikTok feed showed me a video of a woman holding her stillborn baby, but I remember how I…

‘Baby brain’ is often referenced jokingly and dismissively when discussing pregnancy and forgetfulness. But a new brain scan study reveals something more profound: pregnancy does not…

If you ever need an extended metaphor, just ask Indra Wilson. In a feat of sustained poetic imagination, the playwright describes pregnancy – and pregnancy loss…

Abi Stephenson’s article about hyperemesis gravidarum – “extreme morning sickness” – carried me through memories, confirmation, horror and, at last, hope (Don’t call it morning sickness:…

The year my body revolted, I read all 1,296 pages of War and Peace. I did very little else. My body had become stuck in a…

Exposure to multiple pesticides increases the chances of pregnancy complications compared to exposure to just one pesticide, new peer-reviewed research suggests. The findings raise new questions…