Female writers are getting more graphic than ever about the messy realities of their bodies. Is it too much information, or enlightened honesty?
By Rebecca Traister Feb 5, 2009
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Mothers respond to a leading British midwife who claims "it's good for women to experience the pain of childbirth"
By Broadsheet staff
July 14, 2009
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People say the father of my child cursed her with black magic.
By Cary Tennis
May 14, 2009
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"The Business of Being Born" features Ricki Lake, naked, in labor, in a bathtub. It may also change the way you think about childbirth. Plus: Korea's unsung visionary.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 10, 2008
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The actress and former talk show host takes us on a magical mystery tour through natural childbirth in her new documentary.
By Rebecca Traister
May 4, 2007
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I know I'm too young, but every time I look at one, I want one. How to delay my desire?
By Cary Tennis
May 4, 2009
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We've got a great life going. Let's not spoil it.
By Cary Tennis
April 9, 2009
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I want kids. I want security. I want laughter.
By Cary Tennis
February 3, 2009
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Please, women, don't speculate on my hips' suitability for childbearing!
By Cary Tennis
July 9, 2008
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He recoils at the idea now, but he's only 26. Should I assume he'll change? Or move on?
By Cary Tennis
June 10, 2008
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How can you bring a kid into the world when you can't know in advance if the kid wants to exist?
By Cary Tennis
April 18, 2008
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I just want to make babies. I want it so much I feel insane.
By Cary Tennis
March 31, 2008
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I put everything I had into the hope of raising children. It isn't going to happen. Now what?
By Cary Tennis
March 13, 2008
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It irks me to imagine my daughter in the delivery room with her stepmother, but I don't know if I should object.
By Cary Tennis
February 13, 2008
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I'm about to be a mom, actually, but I don't want to just be a mom.
By Cary Tennis
February 1, 2008
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This couple is about to have a baby and there's no room for me -- but it's my place!
By Cary Tennis
September 10, 2007
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Are C-sections on the rise because women are lazy or because healthcare providers and insurers are lazy?
By Carol Lloyd
May 17, 2007
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I've got two of my own and I thought I was done ... and then the unexpected happened.
By Cary Tennis
May 16, 2007
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We want kids but we're not sure we're ready yet -- should we go for it, or abort?
By Cary Tennis
March 14, 2007
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Are hospital goody bags sending mixed messages?
By Carol Lloyd
March 1, 2007
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A collection of sad news stories that may make you question the theory of evolution.
By Carol Lloyd
February 1, 2007
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How old is too old to have babies?
By Carol Lloyd
February 1, 2007
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Swedish clinics ban women from choosing female doctors.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 29, 2007
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I'm troubled by the ethical implications of taking money for my ova.
By Cary Tennis
January 25, 2007
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I think the child will want to know who the father was, but my partner is concerned about interference and complications.
By Cary Tennis
January 3, 2007
The great girl gross-out
Is there an "epidural epidemic"?
Did voodoo cause my daughter to be stillborn?
Beyond the Multiplex
Ricki Lake's "awesome" vagina
War Room
How the World Works