The Bottle Station
A twin-postpartum patient, severe preeclampsia, and the bottle-washing station that is the only system she has
The Day I Bought Her
A postpartum discharge held back by one day, against the unit's own clock
The L&D Code Cart Is Empty
The Signal - Obstetric medication shortages · rolling stockouts · the drugs that keep women alive
No One Signed the Death Certificate
The Signal - The federal surveillance system that has asked American mothers what actually happened to their pregnancies every year since 1987 is being killed administratively.
The Tubal She Chose
Viva Voce - Post-operative day one. A clean incision. A bedside conversation about a permanent decision that, twelve months ago, would have been a different conversation.
Preparing for Labor and Delivery When You Have Bladder Pain
Installment 5 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
What Happens After Birth—The Path to Long-Term Treatment
Installment 6 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
Welcome to Doula's Corner
Your field guide at the bedside
What Painful Bladder Syndrome Actually Is—and Why Pregnancy Makes It Worse
Installment 2 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
"Unnecessary Losses: How Many Black Women Must Die for Maternal Health Reforms?"
Birth Control in Uncertain Times: Why You Shouldn’t Wait Another Day
Postpartum Belly Binding: Tradition or Science?
The Reality of Giving Birth in a Crisis—What You Need to Know
Pregnant & Over 30? These 10 Tests Help Keep You & Your Baby Healthy
What If You Need Emergency Pregnancy Care—But Can’t Get It?
🚨 Diabetes in Pregnancy: What You NEED to Know to Reduce Your C-Section Risk
Housing Crisis
Housing instability as a maternal-health input
Housing Crisis — The Cortisol Pipeline
Rent burden, eviction filings, and the prenatal-care interruption
PRAMS Funding Expires in April. Here’s What We Lose. — Women's Health
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System has tracked maternal health data since 1987. Federal funding expires April 2026. Here’s what’s at stake.
The Program Holding Up the Whole Floor
Medicaid pays for four in ten U.S. births, underwrites the rural hospitals where they happen, and funds the residency slots that train the obstetricians who staff them. It is the floor.
The Surgery She Needs After
A thirty-five-week pregnant patient. Three problems. One coverage window that has to hold for a year. What postpartum Medicaid coverage loss looks like from the exam room.
The Team Was There
A fourth cesarean. A spinal that failed. The team that was there to catch it. What happens in the OR when you
What Happens When You Cap the Payer of Last Resort
Block grants, per-capita caps, the 12-month postpartum extension, and the state-level levers that still exist. The architecture of harm uses paperwork.