Role Reboot

Why Midwives Should Be Welcome In Hospital Births

Pregnant people and babies deserve a positive, affirming, supportive birth experience. We should set the bar for birth care higher than “not dying.” My partner and I were so unprepared for a hospital birth, we didn’t even have a bag packed. We spent 42 weeks planning for my partner to give birth to our daughter […]

4 Ways America Is Hostile Toward Mothers

This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Criminalization of pregnancy and unpaid maternity leave are some of the obstacles mothers face in the U.S. It’s ironic that while women are constantly bombarded with attacks on abortion rights, our society and economic system provide virtually no support for women when they decide to have […]