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I went back to work a week after giving birth. I felt guilty but it made me feel like myself again.
A week after giving birth, Fortesa Latifi took a work meeting. Working made her feel like a person …
Fortesa Latifi
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I went back to work as a personal trainer 5 weeks after giving birth. We needed the money, and I pushed past my pain.
I was 24 when I had my first child and no one talked to me about taking care of myself postpartum. …
Sarah Bregel
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I went back to work 4 weeks after giving birth. I had dizzy spells from how exhausted I was.
After my first child was born I went back to work pretty quickly. I struggled to stay awake driving…
Mary Sauer
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Naomi Osaka says she doesn't want many more kids because giving birth was 'traumatic'
Naomi Osaka revealed in a December interview with InStyle that she even wrote a will before going i…
Amanda Goh
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I took 6 months of leave after the birth of my first child. It was too long for me.
I took a combination of paid and unpaid leave with my first child. I felt isolated and was stressed…
Katy M. Clark
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I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.
Chantal Panozzo gave birth in the US after having her first abroad. She felt there was something ve…
Chantal Panozzo
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I interviewed for my first job after college from a hospital bed. I had just given birth.
I had my first child at 22 and merely weeks after graduating from nursing school. The manager inter…
Chaunie Brusie
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Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia, says a recent study
According to the joint analysis, every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in Sou…
PTI
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I was diagnosed with a severe fear of giving birth while I was pregnant. I'm not having any more kids.
Mom Jemma Smith triumphed over her pathological fear of childbirth, known as tokophobia, with profe…
Jane Ridley
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I had a heart attack days after giving birth. Doctors dismissed my symptoms, but advocating for my health saved my life.
Alexis Hall had given birth days before when she noticed her hands and feet were swollen. She had t…
Kelly Burch
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When my nonbinary teen changed her name, I supported her. But I still accidentally use her birth name, and it can upset her.
During a family vacation, I accidentally deadnamed my kid, forgetting to use her chosen, nonbinary …
Dana DuBois
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Michael Keaton says he's going to start using a version of his birth name — Michael Douglas
Michael Keaton is the latest star to reveal that he'd prefer to use his birth name — in this case, …
Jason Guerrasio
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China's birth rate has fallen so much that many hospitals are simply giving up on delivering babies
China has been stepping up measures to encourage marriage and parenthood.
Huileng Tan
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Lindsay Lohan says she feels little pressure to 'snap back' after giving birth to her son
Lindsay Lohan told Bustle that she was "so attached" to her son that the last thing on her mind was…
Amanda Goh
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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth
A bill in Texas aims to lower the maternal mortality rate in the state by supporting new mothers.
Allie Kelly
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Woman says she 'feels great' after using IVF to give birth to twins at 70 years old. Doctors say the birth was irresponsible.
A 70-year-old woman in Uganda gave birth to twins using IVF. Many doctors say IVF is not recommende…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Asia's governments think people not having sex or dating may be tanking their birth rates. That's not the full picture.
One expert told BI that there is "very little, if hard any evidence at all" to show that pro-natali…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A woman said her boss was 'so chill' for not making her work while she was literally giving birth
An employee said she sent her boss a work update from the hospital before giving birth. The video w…