Tag: Childbirth
I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling...
Spencer Goidel, Auburn University
The day before the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created and used for...
I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why...
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks...
How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand...
Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually...
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The recent presidential campaign reminded us that the U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that...
I’m an OB-GYN Treating Women with Zika: This is What it’s...
Christine Curry, University of Miami
As a medical student, I remember reading books about the early days of the HIV epidemic and wondering what it...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
