Pregnancy Archives

09.20.2018 Graph showing birthday popularity by month and day

Christmas Copulation Increases Fall Population

September is the most common birthday month in the United States, with September 16 the most common birth date. The popularity of September birthdays isn’t happenstance.

Fellow Erin Polka

05.14.2018 a pregnant woman holding a lighter

Marijuana Messages and Pregnancy

The health effects of marijuana use in pregnancy and postpartum remain largely unknown. This scientific uncertainty has created challenges for public health education about marijuana use.

Guest Author Marian Jarlenski

04.23.2018 a building with columns and a statue

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Center Stage at SCOTUS

NIFLA v. Becerra, currently before the Supreme Court, is a challenge to California's Reproductive FACT Act, which requires unlicensed facilities such as crisis pregnancy centers to post a notice stating that they are not a licensed medical facility.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

03.12.2018 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Chemical Endangerment Laws Hurt Pregnant Women

Laws originally meant to prevent exposure of children to drug-related environments such as meth labs are being expanded to criminalize substance use during pregnancy.

Guest Authors Katrina Hui, Cara Angelotta, Carl Erik Fisher

09.07.2017 Dark street lit up by flashing lights from several emergency vehicles

Neighborhood’s Effect on Pregnancy

Genetics, age, nutrition, and diet can contribute to low birth weight. Recent research suggests another factor to consider—the level of crime in the mother’s neighborhood.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

08.30.2017 Graphs showing trends in ages of motherhood

Older Moms

Shifting social and cultural norms continue to alter patterns of motherhood. The rate of women having babies for the first time in their 30s has risen steadily since 1975.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

06.02.2017 Graph showing percentages of women who gave birth in the period 2005-13, by health insurance type and month before or after delivery

Uninsured Moms

The instability in insurance coverage for women during pregnancy and after childbirth can result in differential access to essential health care, impacting the health of both mothers and newborns.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

10.29.2016 a group of women sitting on a white couch

Chrysula Winegar

Nick Diamond profiles Chrysula Winegar, Senior Director, Communications & Special Initiatives, at the United Nations Foundation.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

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