I found this very moving, because it’s so rarely depicted, let alone in sculpture form- the moment of childbirth, assisted by midwives. Humans have never done birth alone. Natural childbirth is assisted childbirth.
November 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I found this very moving, because it’s so rarely depicted, let alone in sculpture form- the moment of childbirth, assisted by midwives. Humans have never done birth alone. Natural childbirth is assisted childbirth.
The heartbreaking reality is that men can dismiss, debate and legislate childbirth as though it costs a woman nothing.
For men, it is an opinion or a political talking point.
For women, it is their bodies, their health, their futures and sometimes their very survival.
For men, it is an opinion or a political talking point.
For women, it is their bodies, their health, their futures and sometimes their very survival.
November 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The heartbreaking reality is that men can dismiss, debate and legislate childbirth as though it costs a woman nothing.
For men, it is an opinion or a political talking point.
For women, it is their bodies, their health, their futures and sometimes their very survival.
For men, it is an opinion or a political talking point.
For women, it is their bodies, their health, their futures and sometimes their very survival.
Just some bananas gender gap here in general. It seems women didn’t enjoy being told to get back in the kitchen to prep the $7.99/lb strawberries before dying in childbirth
what the fuck is Ray Coper putting in the water down in North Carolina
November 6, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Just some bananas gender gap here in general. It seems women didn’t enjoy being told to get back in the kitchen to prep the $7.99/lb strawberries before dying in childbirth
It’s like not wanting to die in childbirth is an actual thing
November 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
It’s like not wanting to die in childbirth is an actual thing
More good news for women: An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth from postpartum hemorrhage
#Pregnancy and #Childbirth
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#Pregnancy and #Childbirth
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h... 🎁 Gift
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
More good news for women: An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth from postpartum hemorrhage
#Pregnancy and #Childbirth
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h... 🎁 Gift
#Pregnancy and #Childbirth
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h... 🎁 Gift
Loving thinking about a 'growing giant planet' and 'making moons'. Like planetary childbirth 🪐
November 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Loving thinking about a 'growing giant planet' and 'making moons'. Like planetary childbirth 🪐
Gail... I would like you to explain the process of childbirth to us.
November 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Gail... I would like you to explain the process of childbirth to us.
Did anyone else’s Mom continually try to make them watch the recording of their own birth as a kid or just mine?
she thinks childbirth is beautiful. “Gross” is doing a lot of lifting when you’re 9 years old in this situation.
she thinks childbirth is beautiful. “Gross” is doing a lot of lifting when you’re 9 years old in this situation.
November 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Did anyone else’s Mom continually try to make them watch the recording of their own birth as a kid or just mine?
she thinks childbirth is beautiful. “Gross” is doing a lot of lifting when you’re 9 years old in this situation.
she thinks childbirth is beautiful. “Gross” is doing a lot of lifting when you’re 9 years old in this situation.
1. Viral meningitis
2. Childbirth
3. Alcohol/drug withdrawal
4. Dental abscess
5. Grief
2. Childbirth
3. Alcohol/drug withdrawal
4. Dental abscess
5. Grief
1. Migraine, they're shit.
2. Boiling hot candle wax over my fingers (don't ask)
3. Scratched cornea
4. Falling a couple of metres and landing flat on my back on concrete.
5. Photokeratosis
2. Boiling hot candle wax over my fingers (don't ask)
3. Scratched cornea
4. Falling a couple of metres and landing flat on my back on concrete.
5. Photokeratosis
1. Impacted kidney stone
2. Migraine
3. Chemical burn from undiluted peppermint oil because a hook up thought it’d be sensual
4. Debridement of necrotic tissue - it has to bleed to be alive
5. Bone on bone knee joint cos the cartilage is gone
2. Migraine
3. Chemical burn from undiluted peppermint oil because a hook up thought it’d be sensual
4. Debridement of necrotic tissue - it has to bleed to be alive
5. Bone on bone knee joint cos the cartilage is gone
November 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
1. Viral meningitis
2. Childbirth
3. Alcohol/drug withdrawal
4. Dental abscess
5. Grief
2. Childbirth
3. Alcohol/drug withdrawal
4. Dental abscess
5. Grief
Drug free natural childbirth has to be up there...
November 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Drug free natural childbirth has to be up there...
A British gymnast returned stronger after childbirth. Researchers are studying why
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
A British gymnast returned stronger after childbirth. Researchers are studying why
Alice Kinsella competed at the 2026 world gymnastics championships 13 months after having baby. Research means she'll pave the way for others.
www.usatoday.com
November 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A British gymnast returned stronger after childbirth. Researchers are studying why
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
We’re investigating how childbirth changes the brain and we want to hear from you!
Call us with your stories—the more specific, the better! Leave a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
Call us with your stories—the more specific, the better! Leave a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
November 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
We’re investigating how childbirth changes the brain and we want to hear from you!
Call us with your stories—the more specific, the better! Leave a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
Call us with your stories—the more specific, the better! Leave a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
[Archived article](https://archive.ph/5hZVK)
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
My mom IS religious, we never discussed sex and I learned about sex from yaoi. She just believes childbirth is beautiful and natural
November 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
My mom IS religious, we never discussed sex and I learned about sex from yaoi. She just believes childbirth is beautiful and natural
This is just such an amazing and hopeful story.
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth (Gift Article)
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is just such an amazing and hopeful story.
Orgasm headache, gallstones, IUD removal, childbirth, frozen shoulder
November 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Orgasm headache, gallstones, IUD removal, childbirth, frozen shoulder
There is yet another measles death in Pennsylvania. A 21-year-old died during childbirth.
About the 6th Reported Measles Death in Pennsylvania
There is yet another measles death in Pennsylvania. A 21-year-old died during childbirth.
www.stopantivaxpropaganda.org
November 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
There is yet another measles death in Pennsylvania. A 21-year-old died during childbirth.
I was sure Usha was going to conveniently die in childbirth
November 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I was sure Usha was going to conveniently die in childbirth
Really cool story. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Really cool story. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
Anakin and Padme Skywalker, the latter of whom famously survived childbirth instead of dying due to medical malpractice.
conservatives believe popular culture shapes the world rather than reflects it, and are therefore doomed to smashing every cultural mirror they can find without once addressing the subject. elon bought twitter because he thinks you can control the weather by owning the rain gauge
"bLUesKy iS aN eCHo chaMber"
well now people on X are freaking out over the midterms, saying things like: "Those of us on here, across the board, were out of touch."
guys twitter is not real life
well now people on X are freaking out over the midterms, saying things like: "Those of us on here, across the board, were out of touch."
guys twitter is not real life
November 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Anakin and Padme Skywalker, the latter of whom famously survived childbirth instead of dying due to medical malpractice.
Do I know anyone who could help me access this article about autistic women's experiences during pregnancy and childbirth?https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613261495469
November 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Do I know anyone who could help me access this article about autistic women's experiences during pregnancy and childbirth?https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613261495469
Top 2 worst physical pains:
1. Childbirth
2. Crushed finger
Pretty much everything else has been manageable so far, but both of those were so bad that they made me throw up
1. Childbirth
2. Crushed finger
Pretty much everything else has been manageable so far, but both of those were so bad that they made me throw up
Top 5 worst physical pains.
1. Neuropathy from herniated disc, neck
2. Neuropathy from the other herniated disc, neck
3. Kidney stones but it might have been blocked bile duct, they weren’t sure. I fainted a few times, mind
4. Herniated disc, lower back.
5. Lanced boil. F*******k me.
1. Neuropathy from herniated disc, neck
2. Neuropathy from the other herniated disc, neck
3. Kidney stones but it might have been blocked bile duct, they weren’t sure. I fainted a few times, mind
4. Herniated disc, lower back.
5. Lanced boil. F*******k me.
Top 5 worst physical pains:
1. Kidney stones
2. Wine cork to the eye from two feet away
3. Being thrown from a horse that decided to bolt without me
4. Stitches with no anaesthetic
5. Falling down steps and tearing my knee to the bone on concrete
Knee for scale
1. Kidney stones
2. Wine cork to the eye from two feet away
3. Being thrown from a horse that decided to bolt without me
4. Stitches with no anaesthetic
5. Falling down steps and tearing my knee to the bone on concrete
Knee for scale
November 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Top 2 worst physical pains:
1. Childbirth
2. Crushed finger
Pretty much everything else has been manageable so far, but both of those were so bad that they made me throw up
1. Childbirth
2. Crushed finger
Pretty much everything else has been manageable so far, but both of those were so bad that they made me throw up
Top 5 worst physical pains:
1. Grieving
2. Not being believed.
3. Full ACL rupture.
4. Childbirth.
5. Stubbing your little toe.
1. Grieving
2. Not being believed.
3. Full ACL rupture.
4. Childbirth.
5. Stubbing your little toe.
Top 5 worst physical pains:
1. Ruptured gallbladder
2. Gallstones leading up to 1 for 3 years
3. Ruptured appendix
4. Shoes rubbing against blisters
5. Eating popcorn that led to an intestinal blockage that put me in hospital
1. Ruptured gallbladder
2. Gallstones leading up to 1 for 3 years
3. Ruptured appendix
4. Shoes rubbing against blisters
5. Eating popcorn that led to an intestinal blockage that put me in hospital
Top 5 worst physical pains:
1. Kidney stones
2. Wine cork to the eye from two feet away
3. Being thrown from a horse that decided to bolt without me
4. Stitches with no anaesthetic
5. Falling down steps and tearing my knee to the bone on concrete
Knee for scale
1. Kidney stones
2. Wine cork to the eye from two feet away
3. Being thrown from a horse that decided to bolt without me
4. Stitches with no anaesthetic
5. Falling down steps and tearing my knee to the bone on concrete
Knee for scale
November 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Top 5 worst physical pains:
1. Grieving
2. Not being believed.
3. Full ACL rupture.
4. Childbirth.
5. Stubbing your little toe.
1. Grieving
2. Not being believed.
3. Full ACL rupture.
4. Childbirth.
5. Stubbing your little toe.
So exciting!
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth (Gift Article)
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
So exciting!
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
Husaina Balarabe, a 26-year-old optometrist, experienced a postpartum hemorrhage, a side effect of childbirth that is the leading cause of maternal death around the world.
She did not die because her midwife used a low-cost, low-tech intervention...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
She did not die because her midwife used a low-cost, low-tech intervention...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth (Gift Article)
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Husaina Balarabe, a 26-year-old optometrist, experienced a postpartum hemorrhage, a side effect of childbirth that is the leading cause of maternal death around the world.
She did not die because her midwife used a low-cost, low-tech intervention...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...
She did not die because her midwife used a low-cost, low-tech intervention...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/h...