<![CDATA[The Women Post: MOTHERHOOD]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/s/motherhoodhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XHJk!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff415eed-fa2e-4e5b-a49a-fd96402a5461_500x500.pngThe Women Post: MOTHERHOODhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/s/motherhoodSubstackSun, 14 Jun 2026 21:57:37 GMT<![CDATA[The Countries Protecting Mothers — And the Ones Still Failing Them]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/the-countries-protecting-mothershttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/the-countries-protecting-mothersSun, 24 May 2026 06:50:18 GMT
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For many women, childbirth is not the end of physical recovery.

It is the beginning of it.

Weeks or months after giving birth, many mothers are still bleeding. Many are surviving on almost no sleep. Some are recovering from emergency C-sections that leave them barely able to stand comfortably. Othe…

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]]><![CDATA[Gay Motherhood in America: The pain we go through that no one is willing to talk about.]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/gay-motherhood-in-america-the-painhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/gay-motherhood-in-america-the-painWed, 20 May 2026 00:18:01 GMT
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When Melissa walked into her son’s elementary school in Texas for a parent-teacher meeting last year, she expected the usual conversation about homework, behavior, and grades.

Instead, the teacher looked at her and asked a question that immediately changed the atmosphere in the room.

“So where’s his real mo…

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]]><![CDATA[I Thought I Was Prepared For Postpartum. I Wasn’t. This Is How I’m Preparing For My Second.]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/i-thought-i-was-prepared-for-postpartumhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/i-thought-i-was-prepared-for-postpartumTue, 19 May 2026 21:52:32 GMT
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]]><![CDATA[Working Moms and the Burnout Crisis]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/working-moms-and-the-burnout-crisishttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/working-moms-and-the-burnout-crisisTue, 12 May 2026 23:39:12 GMT
Traci, from Mom v. Law School

I became a mom at 19 — unplanned and while I was a freshman in college. I had no idea what lay ahead, but I knew immediately it was time to grow up. While I did not work during college, I remember changing my class schedule to mirror an 8 a.m.–5 p.m. working schedule so that after graduation, both my daughter and I would alr…

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]]><![CDATA[What No One Told Me About Navigating Postpartum Depression as a First-Time Mother.]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/what-no-one-told-me-about-navigatinghttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/what-no-one-told-me-about-navigatingMon, 04 May 2026 09:31:24 GMT
Olivia Bennett, holding baby Lexis. Credit: The Women Post Images.

If I could sit across from the version of myself who was still pregnant—hopeful, glowing, and completely unaware—I wouldn’t soften the truth. I wouldn’t wrap it in clichés or comforting half-promises. I would tell her plainly: motherhood is going to break you open in ways you cannot yet i…

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]]><![CDATA[May Theme Announcement: “MOTHERHOOD ISSUES” Signals a Shift Toward Unfiltered Reporting on Mothers’ Realities]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/may-theme-announcement-motherhoodhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/may-theme-announcement-motherhoodThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:11:46 GMT
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This May, The Women Post is dedicating its entire editorial focus to a subject that is often discussed, frequently politicized, and rarely examined with sustained honesty: motherhood.

Under the theme “The Motherhood Issues,” the publication will spend the month delivering a structured series of…

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