Researchers look closer at the placenta
A better understanding of the placenta may help curb maternal and fetal mortality rates, but progress is slow.
Reproductive Health
Imagine if women’s health had the resources it deserves
It’s time for women to be a priority.
10 minutes with First Lady Fatima Bio
The first lady of Sierra Leone discusses gender-based violence and public health.
Let’s reinvent the rape kit
The “unsung hero” of forensics is stuck in the ’70s. A hackathon could help.
Periods and patriarchy
A chat with Jen Gunter, the internet’s OB/GYN
Birth control has access challenges, too
A close-up look at the Biden administration’s partner in expanding contraceptive access
Access to clean water is a matter of life and death for Black mothers
Black women are disproportionately exposed to chemicals that can endanger pregnant people and their babies.
#WeCount: Measuring Dobbs’ impact on abortion access
The Society of Family Planning started collecting abortion data in the months before Roe was overturned. Here’s what we know one year in.
One year post-Roe, how can policymakers protect abortion access?
Anti-abortion groups are pushing for state control over reproductive health. We need a new vision in order to respond.
“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.
People who struggle to afford the rising costs of scarce period supplies face higher risks of infection, and often miss work or school.