The idea of a woman eating her placenta post-pregnancy is nothing new, but January Jones, our beloved Betty Draper (now Ms. Francis), makes it sound hip. Or at least a little less gross. She may have been wary at first, but Jones now tells People.com that she recommends every new mom eat her placenta — ...
Anti-depressants or a healthy baby? Do we really have to choose? New mommies are being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and extreme stress after conception, but many are choosing to simply deal due to possible risks for their unborn little joys. Tons of studies have been completed testing a possible link to different types of anti-depressants ...
Motherhood is like being swaddled in a soft, warm blanket — or at least that’s what They want you to think. When Naomi Wolf discovered she was pregnant, she was shocked by the mountains of advice that mothers-to-be are given, heavy on comfort but light on the facts. She set out to write a book ...
Men, is your wife pregnant? Do you want to help at antenatal classes and attend the birth? Researchers say this might be a bad idea and it would be better if you were left out. Dr. Ives, who did a two-year study, says that there is a “‘false, modern rhetoric of equal involvement that has ...
Is post-natal depression possible if you weren’t the one pregnant and having huge hormonal changes? Yes, it is. And people need to know about this if they want to help new families be the happiest they can be.
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
