Reviews

Reviews Taged: Labor & Birth

September 21, 2022

Review: Frida Mom Postpartum Recovery Kit

The best all-in-one kit for healing and recovery for those first couple weeks after giving birth

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June 2, 2022

How COVID has changed our birthing plans

Around the world, women—me included—are reconsidering giving birth in hospitals because of COVID-related restrictions that limit partner and doula support, stretch staff thin, and make the process more complicated

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April 7, 2022

What moms need to know now: Motherfigure’s April round-up

Every month we’ll round up the latest articles on motherhood-related news we don’t want you to miss

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February 17, 2022

An unexpectedly daunting beginning

Our healthcare systems should trust mothers during childbirth, but I felt ignored until I started advocating for myself

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November 9, 2021

How to turn a breech baby

Everything you need to know if your baby’s feet-down

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November 2, 2021

Why I’m not having my next child in the United States

My first birth experience in Italy was wonderful—and cheap—and I realized that the United States doesn’t care for its mothers and families the way many other countries do

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October 19, 2021

Everything you need to know about a VBAC delivery

For some women, giving birth vaginally after having a C-section is a very real possibility

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October 12, 2021

Why I chose a midwife for my second birth

My first experience with labor felt too medical and like I wasn’t in control—I wanted something different the second time around

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September 28, 2021

A change of (birth) plans

From a vaginal birth plan to a C-section to deliver a breech baby to a vaginal birth again, my daughter put us through the paces before she was even born

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August 17, 2021

What is uterine exteriorization?

Your doctor may choose this method as part of your C-section

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