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Post Type: Pregnancy & Parenting Essays

A pregnant person and partner sit on a couch surrounded by brown boxes of baby items.

May. 25, 2023

3 minute read

The Best Baby Items — And the Worst

Emily Oster

A top down view of feet standing on a white digital bathroom scale.

May. 22, 2023

3 minute read

Ozempic, Wegovy, and Data

Emily Oster

A child prepares to go out to play by getting wrapped in bubble wrap and wearing a helmet.

May. 18, 2023

7 minute read

No Option Is Completely Safe

Emily Oster

A parent holds the back of her palm to her child's forehead while the child sleeps in bed. In the other hand, the parent holds a thermometer that reads "hi"

May. 15, 2023

7 minute read

Norovirus

Emily Oster

A kid in a red shirt smiles while eating a red popsicle that has dripped all over their face and arm.

May. 11, 2023

6 minute read

Is Red Food Dye Dangerous?

Emily Oster

A swimmer stands in a pool while looking at the screen of her wearable tracker watch.

May. 8, 2023

10 minute read

Are Wearable Trackers Worth It?

Emily Oster

A young child touches probiotic pills while holding a glass of water.

May. 4, 2023

8 minute read

The Data on Kids and Probiotics

Emily Oster

A kid walks over a wooden bridge through the woods on a sunny day.

May. 1, 2023

7 minute read

Ticks, Lyme Disease in Kids, and a Possible Vaccine

Emily Oster

Close-up of a hand holding a pregnancy test.

Apr. 27, 2023

8 minute read

Secondary Infertility—And What to do About It

Emily Oster

A child sits on a couch playing with an ipad that she won't hand over to her parent.

Apr. 20, 2023

7 minute read

What to Do When What's Best Is Impossible

Emily Oster

A gloved hand holds a vial labeled "CMV Test" over a lab requisition form for cytomegalovirus (CMV) test

Apr. 17, 2023

10 minute read

How to Lower Your Risk of CMV in Pregnancy

Emily Oster

A Black mother reclines on an exam table while having an ultrasound.

Apr. 13, 2023

3 minute read

The Crisis in Black Maternal Mortality

Emily Oster

A close up of a Black woman holding her pregnant belly.

Apr. 11, 2023

9 minute read

Black Maternal Health Is Maternal Health

Quantrilla Ard

A baby smiles as it is held by a new father.

Apr. 3, 2023

11 minute read

How Important Is Paternity Leave?

Emily Oster

Close-up of young woman's hand holding birth control pills

Mar. 30, 2023

4 minute read

Do Birth Control Pills Cause Breast Cancer?

Emily Oster

A photo of sugar containers and various sweeteners at a restaurant.

Mar. 30, 2023

3 minute read

Do Artificial Sweeteners Cause Heart Attacks?

Emily Oster

A woman sips a glass of wine with friends.

Mar. 29, 2023

4 minute read

“Wine before pregnancy ‘changes baby’s face’”

Emily Oster

A row of smiling children with books raise their hands.

Mar. 27, 2023

7 minute read

Does Magnesium Improve ADHD Symptoms?

Emily Oster

A parent holds two sleeping babies.

Mar. 23, 2023

6 minute read

Are Newborn Wake Windows Real?

Emily Oster

A woman has a mammogram procedure in a doctor's office.

Mar. 20, 2023

4 minute read

When to Get a Mammogram

Emily Oster

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