Pregnancy and Childbirth

July 20, 2024

Brittney Griner Announces Birth of Son

Less than two years after her release from a Russian penal colony, the W.N.B.A. center and two-time Olympic gold medal winner said that her son was […]
April 18, 2024

Ashanti and Nelly Rekindled Their Y2K Romance With a Ring

More than two decades after they first met, the R&B singer announced her pregnancy and engagement to the rapper. Fans rejoiced. Sometimes the love of your […]
February 24, 2023

How Could I Deny Him Fatherhood?

He wanted children. I didn’t. What happened next was completely unexpected. When we found out the pregnancy was ectopic and life-threatening, my husband vowed to never […]
December 30, 2022

December Birthdays: A Curse, or an Unexpected Blessing?

Those who were born in late December are often met with well-meaning pity when they tell people their birth date. Isn’t it hard, they’re asked, to […]
December 23, 2022

7 Women on Egg Freezing: Hope, Regret, Uncertainty

In 2012, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine made a significant announcement: The organization no longer considered egg freezing an “experimental” treatment. Until that point, the […]
November 4, 2022

‘Design Mom’ Gabrielle Blair Pivots to Politics

After 16 years of making a name for herself as a blogger and home decor expert, Design Mom has written her manifesto — about reproductive health. […]
November 2, 2022

The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music ‘According to my app, my baby was the size of a lavender bud: […]
June 1, 2022

This Retreat Offers a (Pretty Expensive) Form of Postpartum Care

The newly opened Boram Postnatal Retreat offers new mothers able to pay up to $1,400 a night the support and pampering that too few receive. When […]
May 17, 2022

Alyssa Shelasky Needs a Night Out

The author of “This Might Be Too Personal” is still getting to know her new town of Rhinebeck. Where better to start than at the bar? […]
April 7, 2022

The Politics of Rihanna’s Pregnancy Style

When the right to control your own body and the right to dress how you like intersect. Ever since she announced her pregnancy in late January […]