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Induction and the Holidays: Untangling Pressures, Preferences, and Real Needs

A closer look at how holiday schedules, human systems, and real medical needs intersect — and how families can stay informed when induction is on the table.

Capturing the Beauty: The Photos + Photographers Inside Our Spring/Summer 2025 Issue

Take a look inside the selection of images published inside our Spring/Summer 2025 issue — images that speak to the strength, softness, culture, and connection that surrounds the birthing journey.

Tender, Fierce, and Real: Birth + Postpartum Photos That Tell a Thousand Stories

27 photos that open a window into a real, raw, and resonant moment of pregnancy, birth, or postpartum — submitted as part of our Spring/Summer Everyday Birth Photo Series.

I like to let my body push the baby out, so I didn’t make any concerted effort to push until the head was almost born... his head eased out with a contraction and my midwife helped the baby ease out the rest of the way.

Yolyvette & Aaron's Birth Center Birth Story in Live Oak, Texas

A birth I never imagined I’d get. A healing I didn’t know Aaron and I so deeply needed.I remember being surrounded by love, truly calling my shots, and being respected every single step.

Paris & Travis's Home Birth Story in Columbus, Ohio

This was it. This was the magic I’ve chased. I heard the first cry and I closed my eyes to breathe that baby in and savor this moment with tears of joy and relief.

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