pregnancy

  • Two Years after Dobbs: My Body has Always Been Inherently Political

    Two Years after Dobbs: My Body has Always Been Inherently Political

    Isabeau Dasho is the assistant director of the Harris Writing Workshop. I was born and identify as female and as such have had to endure a cascade of experiences that have proven time and time again that this world wasn’t intended for me. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a…

  • Venezuela’s Shameful Secret

    Venezuela’s Shameful Secret

    Tamara Pilot is an Assistant Vice President at the University of Chicago, Global Initiatives and Strategy (Uchicago Global). The young woman covered her face with a shaking hand. She was exhausted and scared. The metal birthing chair did not have a cushion or vinyl covering, and she shivered in the…

  • Does Medicaid coverage change the prenatal health behaviors of pregnant women?

    Does Medicaid coverage change the prenatal health behaviors of pregnant women?

    Research shows that expanded Medicaid coverage has counterintuitive impacts on prenatal health behaviors, hurting infants’ health.

  • Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines

    Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines

    What dropping ten pounds could mean for your state and your pocketbook