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Post Type: Pregnancy & Parenting Essays

Digital clock displaying 3:20am

May 10, 2024

9 minute read

Why Can’t We Sleep?

Gillian Goddard

A nurse puts a bandaid on a teen's arm after administering a vaccine.

Jan. 16, 2024

2 minute read

COVID, COVID Vaccines, and Menstrual Cycles

Emily Oster

A small group of children sits attentively around their teacher, who is reading them a book.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Does Quality Child Care Really Make a Difference in Child Development?

Emily Oster

Young children playing with teacher in the classroom

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Is Daycare Harmful for Children? - Margaret Ellison

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A group of children play with toy cars on the floor.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Is Day Care Good Or Bad For Kids? + Abby Conway

Emily Oster

A caregiver watching a toddler play with colorful blocks.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Is Day Care Bad for Children? - Amy Pinder

Emily Oster

Teacher and toddler playing with math puzzle game while sitting at a table.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

The Day Care Debate Revisited — Jessica Yee

Emily Oster

A parent holds their head while holding a baby with a breast pump nearby.

Jan. 8, 2024

9 minute read

Are Frenotomies Worth It?

Emily Oster

A new parent wearing a baby during skin-to-skin contact smiles and laughs with a visitor.

Jan. 4, 2024

6 minute read

What’s the Data on Kangaroo Mother Care?

Teryn Mattox

A new parent in a hospital beds holds a baby during skin to skin contact.

Jan. 2, 2024

9 minute read

Baby-Friendly Hospitals

Emily Oster

Pregnant woman reads her phone while sitting on a couch

Dec. 26, 2023

4 minute read

The Best of 2023

Emily Oster

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Dec. 18, 2023

7 minute read

Is General Anesthesia Safe for Kids?

Emily Oster

Elf on the shelf with other holiday decorations

Dec. 11, 2023

7 minute read

“Elf on the Shelf” and Economic Theory

Emily Oster

Parent gives child a birthday cake

Dec. 7, 2023

8 minute read

Parenting and Eating Disorders

Cole Kazdin

Baby's umbilical cord being cut

Dec. 4, 2023

8 minute read

Should You Bank Your Baby’s Cord Blood?

Emily Oster

Four children smiling and jumping with hands raised into the air.

Nov. 27, 2023

8 minute read

What Does Matter for Childhood Outcomes?

Emily Oster

Nov. 24, 2023

13 minute read

Disability and Parenthood

Rebekah Taussig

A caregiver wipes the nose of a sick toddler.

Nov. 13, 2023

4 minute read

How Often Do Kids Get Sick?

Emily Oster

A plastic wind-up lady bug baby toy is seen on a red background

Nov. 9, 2023

7 minute read

Baby Gear and the Environment

Tatiana Schlossberg

A doctor measures the fundal height on a pregnant person.

Nov. 6, 2023

9 minute read

How Accurate Are Fundal Height Measurements?

Emily Oster

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