Reproductive Health

Abortion

Telehealth helps drive rise in US abortions despite proliferation of bansThe Guardian
Harris campaign centers healthcare and abortion rights: ‘If she wins, it’s because of Dobbs’The Guardian
‘We’re doubling down’: how abortion advocates are building on midterm winsThe Guardian
A night of ‘hell’: abortion activists on their ‘inhumane’ detention in DCThe Guardian
Will abortion bans deny critical training to the next generation of ob-gyns?The Guardian
‘A matter of life and death’: maternal mortality rate will rise without Roe, experts warnThe Guardian
‘Theocratic’ US abortion bans will violate religious liberty, faith leaders sayThe Guardian
DC wants to be a sanctuary for abortion. Could Congress stop it?The Guardian
‘The strongest protection a state could give’: how Delaware is improving access to abortionThe Guardian
US states could ban people from traveling for abortions, experts warnThe Guardian; I also appeared on NewsNation to talk about trigger bans
Contraception could come under fire next if Roe v Wade is overturnedThe Guardian
New Texas law bans abortion-inducing drugs after seven weeks pregnancyThe Guardian
The Growing Toll of the Global Gag RuleThe New Republic

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Teaching girls (and boys) about menstruation takes moxie, NPR
I had a miscarriage this week. Chrissy Teigen’s baby bump gives me hopeBusiness Insider
Interest in Home Births Is Spiking as Coronavirus Complicates Labor Plans, VICE
Indian Baby Showers Add Iron-Rich Nutritional Gift, Women’s eNews
CEO and pregnant; Yahoo! But wait a minute . . . Women’s eNews; also published on UPI.com

Premature Birth

US mothers face uncertainty as lone, unproven drug for preterm birth pulledThe Guardian
The cringiest part of Chris Pratt’s very cringey ode to his wife, Slate
Premature Baby, Preexisting Condition, Catapult

Breastfeeding

‘Now, now, now. We need help now’: US warning over breast milk shortage as donations plungeThe Guardian
Trump’s Latest Target Is Breastfeeding Parents. But Nestlé Started This War Decades Ago., BRIGHT
The Surprisingly Simple Way To Save Babies’ Lives, BRIGHT; also published by News Deeply
Should Women Be Paid for Donating Their Breast Milk?The Atlantic; also published by the Huffington Post

Published by Melody Schreiber

I am a freelance journalist and a postpartum doula in the D.C. area.