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A close-up of a lime in a fizzing seltzer drink.

Updated on Jul. 2, 2025

2 minute read

Should I Quit Drinking Seltzer?

Sara Reardon, MD

A bandaid is applied over a tear in a piece of orange paper.

Updated on Jun. 12, 2025

1 minute read

Does Childbirth Increase Your Pain Tolerance?

Emily Oster, PhD

A heavily pregnant person with her feet up at her office closes her eyes.

Updated on May 15, 2025

10 minute read

Does Labor Induction Increase C-section Risk?

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent holding her baby in the background with a breast pump and a bunny toy in focus

Updated on May 2, 2025

3 minute read

Does Pumped Breast Milk Have Fewer Antibodies?

Emily Oster, PhD

A close up of a couple holding hands at a table. The hands are in shadow, backlit by a window.

Updated on Apr. 25, 2025

9 minute read

The Facts About Stillbirth

Emily Oster, PhD

doctor monitoring the health parameters on a screen

Updated on Apr. 23, 2025

4 minute read

Do the Benefits of Magnesium Sulfate Outweigh the Risks?

Nathan Fox, MD

A new parent wearing a baby during skin-to-skin contact smiles and laughs with a visitor.

Updated on Mar. 20, 2025

6 minute read

What’s the Data on Kangaroo Mother Care?

Teryn Mattox

Updated on Mar. 17, 2025

20 minute read

Your Postpartum Support Team

Emily Oster, PhD

Parent in hospital bed hooked up to machines with newborn lying on their chest

Updated on Feb. 11, 2025

7 minute read

When Everything Falls Apart

Kayleigh Summers

Cover of The Unexpected book

Updated on Feb. 7, 2025

6 minute read

"The Unexpected" Is Here

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent reads a phone on the toilet.

Updated on Jan. 30, 2025

9 minute read

Everything You Need to Know About Poop

Emily Oster, PhD

A person holding a chicken in a lab wearing gloves

Updated on Jan. 29, 2025

8 minute read

What You Need to Know About Bird Flu

Emily Oster, PhD

a patient in hospital with IV needles on the hand

Updated on Jan. 22, 2025

3 minute read

Is There a Link Between Pitocin and Postpartum Depression?

Emily Oster, PhD

Female doctor adjusting her eyeglasses, while looking at a patient in stirrups during an exam.

Updated on Jan. 7, 2025

3 minute read

Is Mechanical Dilation a Good Option for Inducing Labor?

Nathan Fox, MD

Baby's umbilical cord being cut

Updated on Dec. 17, 2024

8 minute read

Should You Bank Your Baby’s Cord Blood?

Emily Oster, PhD

A teddy bear wears a stethoscope and mask against a blue background.

Updated on Dec. 12, 2024

3 minute read

Will a C-Section Leave My Baby with Fewer Helpful Antibodies?

Emily Oster, PhD