Census Bureau Releases New Report on American Women’s Fertility
On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new report, Fertility of American Women: 2006 [PDF], using data from the annual American Community … More
Monthly Archives: August 2008
What Women Want This Election: Universal Healthcare, Comprehensive Sex-Ed, Federal Funding for Maternity/Paternity Leave …
Wondering how we can be so sure? Easy. We're following the "speakouts" posted at ThisIsWhatWomenWant.com. The newly launched site, a project of the … More
Take Part: Egg Donors Survey
Research and follow-up of egg donors has been pretty non-existent -- until now. The Donor Sibling Registry, which connects and supports donor families, … More
Issue Brief on Certified Professional Midwives, and Nationwide Launch of the Birth Survey
Four organizations, the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC), and the … More
Double Dose: FDA Finds No Risk From BPA; “I Do” For Health Insurance; Female Condoms Needs Funding, Support; APA Report on Abortion and Mental Health; What’s in a Midwife’s Black Bag? …
FDA Report Says No Risk From BPA: I've written before about the dangers associated with bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical used in … More
Win a Free Copy of OBOS: Pregnancy and Birth!
Mrs. Spock, a blogger who writes about infertility, motherhood, health care, writing, and everything in between, has just posted a review of Our … More
Breastfeeding, Language and Privilege
A post at Well this week about a new breastfeeding study provides several lessons in language and privilege -- and it also serves … More
Democratic Party Platform Includes Stronger Commitment to Reproductive Rights, Low-Income Women
Dana Goldstein calls the 2008 Democratic National Platform draft (PDF) a "remarkably feminist document" and goes on to say: Some conservatives are interpreting … More
HHS Sec. Leavitt Responds Further to Objections, Ignores Substance
In a follow-up post on "physician conscience," HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt refers to the uproar generated by a proposed regulation we covered last … More
Study: Weight Not Necessarily an Indicator of Health
A new study published Monday confirms that body weight isn't an accurate indicator for certain health risks. Researchers found that almost one-quarter of … More