The team was there today. That is not a guarantee.
Week 6 closes. A fourth cesarean. A spinal that failed. The team that was there to catch it.
The Program Holding Up the Whole Floor
The Signal - Four in ten U.S. births. The rural hospitals that deliver them. The doctors who staff them. All of it.
The L&D Code Cart Is Empty
The Signal - Obstetric medication shortages · rolling stockouts · the drugs that keep women alive
The Bloomberg of Maternal Health: Why Independent Health Journalism Is Infrastructure
The AI Reckoning · Part 5 of 7
The Accountability Gap: Why Most Maternal Deaths Are Not Medical Mysteries
The AI Reckoning · Part 4 of 7
What It Means to Be Believed—Pain, Pregnancy, and the Politics of Care
Installment 7 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
Preparing for Labor and Delivery When You Have Bladder Pain
Installment 5 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
What Happens After Birth—The Path to Long-Term Treatment
Installment 6 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
Welcome to Doula's Corner
Your field guide at the bedside
Welcome to the Birthworker Brief
For doulas, midwives, nurses, and birth workers navigating the chaos of post-Dobbs reproductive healthcare.
What Painful Bladder Syndrome Actually Is—and Why Pregnancy Makes It Worse
Installment 2 of Labora Collective's Painful Bladder Syndrome Series - A Journey to Validation and Relief.
Chapter 4: Patients as "Tribes"
Exploring the Impact of Racial and Socioeconomic Classifications on Patient Care in Labor and Delivery Units
"Unnecessary Losses: How Many Black Women Must Die for Maternal Health Reforms?"
A Hard Labor: How Diosa Ara is Challenging Racial Disparities in Maternal Care
Birth Control in Uncertain Times: Why You Shouldn’t Wait Another Day
Postpartum Belly Binding: Tradition or Science?
How to Choose the Right OB-GYN, Midwife, or Doula for Your Journey
Is Your Doctor Ignoring Your Pregnancy Concerns? Here’s How to Get the Care You Deserve
Navigating Pregnancy as a Black or Brown Woman: What They Don’t Tell You
The Reality of Giving Birth in a Crisis—What You Need to Know
Pregnant & Over 30? These 10 Tests Help Keep You & Your Baby Healthy
What If You Need Emergency Pregnancy Care—But Can’t Get It?
Every Pregnant Woman Should Have a Home Blood Pressure Cuff—Here’s Why It Could Save Your Life
🚨 Diabetes in Pregnancy: What You NEED to Know to Reduce Your C-Section Risk
Maternal Health Awareness Day: Let's Address America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
No One Signed the Death Certificate
PRAMS — the only federal source for state-level maternal health data — has effectively stopped existing. No bill. No vote. Congress kept the money. The administration killed the program.
PRAMS Funding Expires in April. Here's What We Lose.
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System has tracked maternal health data since 1987. Federal funding expires April 2026. Here
The Team Was There
A fourth cesarean. A spinal that failed. The team that was there to catch it. What happens in the OR when you
The Tubal She Chose
The Quiet Dismantling — a six-week investigation from The Labora Collective on how the federal safety net for women