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The surprising link between gut health and male fertility Dysbiosis and the gut-testis axis byKristen CurranJanuary 29, 2026
Is a C-section scar defect causing your secondary infertility? Here's the connection byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSNJanuary 27, 2026
Tempdrop armband thermometer identifies ovulation comparably to urine ovulation tests, study finds The Femtech revolution is here byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSNJanuary 24, 2026
August 5, 2025 My Positive Hospital Birth Story, Part II Here's what I did differently this time byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
August 5, 2025 My Positive Hospital Birth Story, Part I My last hospital experience was the opposite of a positive birth story byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
April 22, 2025 Birthing the placenta: the third stage of labor Should you opt for active, mixed, or expectant management? byMadison Ayers
October 8, 2024 Why are black women more likely to have unnecessary C-sections? Medical necessity isn't the only driver of C-sections byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
October 8, 2024 What the data from 1 million births says about your likelihood of having a C-section NBER report finds black women’s C-section rates outstrip anyone else’s byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
August 17, 2024 Why labor often starts at night: The psychology of labor and birth What does an ideal birth environment look like? byKaitlyn Kulda
July 30, 2024 “Birth can be traumatic, and birth can be healing:” A tale of two birth stories Birth trauma didn't have the last word byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
September 22, 2023 Should you eat and drink during labor? “Can I get another apple juice, please? byMadison Ayers
June 28, 2023 After 15 years, what have we learned from ‘The Business of Being Born’ about improving maternal health in the United States? I finally watched The Business of Being Born (BoBB) recently, thanks to a free byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
June 28, 2023 What’s the best position to give birth in to avoid tearing? When you picture someone in the midst of giving birth, what comes to mind? byKristen Curran
