Parenthood

Tear Gas, Miscarriages, and Breastfeeding: Is It Safe to Protest While Pregnant?

Gina Martínez

The question of whether to show up to protests because of the potential risk is not a consideration that anyone should have to make—there is no reason that peaceful protesters should ever be attacked with chemicals.

Why Asian Americans Need Better Sex Ed

Senti Sojwal

Sex ed is too often not culturally competent for people of color, as it's tailored for white culture. That needs to change.

How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn

Cassandra Corrado

“Curiosity is a normal and great thing,” said sex educator Melissa Pintor Carnagey, “and through curiosity is an opportunity to learn and connect.”

Are Temporary Birth Centers the Answer to Alleviating Hospitals During the COVID-19 Outbreak?

Abbie Synan

The Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan was born out of an urgent need for low-risk pregnant people to have options outside of giving birth in a hospital.

For People Living on the Texas Border, COVID-19 Brings Unique Challenges to Reproductive Health Care

Maya Eashwaran

Promotoras are community health workers who usually go door to door and provide essential reproductive health information and access to residents of colonias. But what happens during a pandemic?

New Moms May Face Uphill Battle After Giving Birth. Here’s What to Watch For.

Abbie Synan

"We need to give women the grace to do what they need to help themselves."

How You Can Help Black Mamas This Mother’s Day

Erika Stallings

Support Black doulas and midwives. Bail out Black mamas. Donate to birth centers. These are just a few of the ways you can help.

Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson on Why the Fight to #FreeThePill ‘Feels So Retro’

Galina Espinoza

The acting president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America spoke with Rewire News Group about the past, present, and future of birth control.

My Abortion Made Motherhood Possible

Regina Mahone

This is something worth celebrating—it’s also reproductive justice, actualized.

What You Need to Know About Home Births

Abbie Synan

"Don’t choose out-of-hospital birth because you’re scared. ... Really choose home birth or choose a midwife-assisted birth because you feel comfortable with the model of care."