A New Study Details How Roe v Wade and Proposed Personhood Laws Affect Every Woman

Whether your views are pro-life or pro-choice, Roe v Wade protects all pregnant women — those who want abortions and those who want to continue their pregnancies.

Downton Abbey Breakdown — What Happened to Sybil?

I mean, they started dropping symptom-hints in the first scenes and it was obvious something was wrong, but OMG… We loved her.

Whoa! We didn’t see that coming. What happened to Sybil? I mean, they started dropping…

Smoking, Women and Pregnancy

Approximately 69% of smokers want to quit and about half try quitting every year. How many are successful? Only about 4 to 7%.If you see a pregnant woman smoking, you might think she doesn’t care about her baby. You might think if she really wants the best for that child, she’ll…

How exercise makes you a better person

If you’ve made “get more exercise” one of your goals for 2013, you may be focused on losing weight, improving cardiovascular health or looking better in your clothes — all good reasons to exercise. 

Exercise will definitely improve your health, but you can…

Christy Turlington Burns and Nikki Myers talk about the Power of Yoga to Kick Addictions and Change your Life.

There’s no guaranteed method for leaving addictions behind, but two people we know used a not-so-secret weapon to reinforce their…

Amy Brenneman’s Mother-to-Mother Connection

Despite our focus on global reach and far away places, I’m reminded time and again how very small the world is.

Despite our focus on global reach and far away places, I’m reminded time and again how very small the world is. My…

Pregnancy and weight gain — too much, too little and just right

What does bodyweight have to do with healthy pregnancy? A lot. Every Mother Counts explores the connection between weight gain and a healthy pregnancy.

A new report on health consequences of too many c-sections

C-sections have dominated American deliveries over the last couple of decades. Every Mother Counts summarizes three recently released reports that have the potential to change how obstetric care is practiced in America.