Catherine Pearson
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Youth Suicide Attempts Have Doubled In The Last Decade
In a new national study, suicidal thoughts and attempts were reported in children as young as 5.
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‘At Least You Can Get Pregnant’ And Other Things Not To Say After Miscarriage
Miscarriage is surprisingly common. So why aren't we better at offering sympathy?
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After Miscarriage Come The Bills
Women are often charged thousands of dollars after losing a pregnancy. Why does no one warn them?
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Why The First Drug For Postpartum Depression Is A Very Big Deal
It's expensive, but it could treat severe PPD in two days.
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Pediatricians Urge Social Networks To Stop The Spread Of Anti-Vax Lies
"Our worst fears are being realized as measles outbreaks spread across the country," the AAP said.
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Study Finds What Parents Know: They Don’t Sleep Well For Baby’s First 6 Years
Mom and dad’s sleep patterns are disrupted long after that child, officially, can sleep through the night.
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These Experts Think They Have 'The Formula' For Raising Super Successful Kids
How "strategic parenting" works, and why reading before kindergarten might be a very big deal.
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Amid Measles Outbreak, Anti-Vaxx Parents Have Put Others’ Babies At Risk
As the Washington measles outbreak continues, parents of infants worry.
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There's A State Of Emergency In Washington Thanks To Anti-Vax Parents
The measles outbreak is a perfect example of how parents put their own kids, and others, at risk.
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Think You're Legally Entitled To Pump At Work? Millions Of Women Aren't.
It's 2019. So why do so many American women lack basic accommodations for breastfeeding?
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Two-Thirds Of Low-Income Women In 1 Major City Can't Always Afford Tampons And Pads
They sometimes use their kids' diapers and even go to the ER for period products, says a new study.
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Millions Of Americans Think They Have Food Allergies — But They're Wrong
That doesn't mean they're making up their discomfort.
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4 Devious Ways States Chipped Away At Abortion Rights In 2018
The past year's restrictions were particularly extreme.
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New York City Will Lose One Of Its Only Birth Centers. That’s Bad For Women Everywhere.
When the Mt. Sinai West Birthing Center closes, mothers will lose a space that prioritized "natural" birth.
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Employers Are Discriminating Against Overweight Women — And It's Totally Legal
Weight stigma remains a socially acceptable — and legal — form of bias.
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Way More Pregnant Women Are Using Meth And Opioids
New findings suggest opioid use during pregnancy quadrupled in the past decade and meth use doubled.
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Half Of Reproductive-Age Women Want Easier Access To Abortion Pills, Study Finds
The survey shows many women want the two medications to be available over the counter or online. Nearly half want doctors to provide the pills in advance.
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Children Aren't Getting More Respiratory Viruses -- It Just Seems That Way
Deaths and paralysis stemming from respiratory infections have been reported, but those cases are rare.
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Anti-Abortion Activists Tried To Shut Him Down. One Year Later, His Clinic Is Thriving.
Dr. LeRoy Carhart is one of the last providers in the country who perform later abortions.