Self-Advocacy: 5 Tips on How to Speak for Yourself with Your Healthcare Provider As women, we can often face unique challenges within healthcare systems. We may feel dismissed or unheard by our providers, and these feelings have backing in research. A 2018 study identified differences in how doctors perceive pain in men and women. The study found that doctors are more likely to view men with chronic pain Read More
Prenatal Vs. Postpartum Depression Mental health is an important topic that has been often ignored in the past. Luckily things have changed in recent times and more attention is given to understanding conditions like depression, anxiety, and others. Prenatal and postpartum depression is relatively common among pregnant women and new mothers, so it’s important to know the signs so Read More
Down Syndrome and Abortion In recent weeks, several state legislatures, including Arizona and South Dakota, have gained increasing support for laws that would ban abortions for babies with a genetic abnormality diagnosis. This includes conditions like Down syndrome. In Denmark, for example, almost 98% of all babies with a Down syndrome diagnosis are aborted each year. In Iceland, only Read More
