Even if you are planning a birth with an epidural, the evidence suggests that a doula can help make things go much more smoothly.

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

The key to good decision making is evaluating the available information - the data - and combining it with your own estimates of pluses and minuses. As an economist, I do this every day.

For many women - myself included - pregnancy brings on tremendous anxiety and confusion, along with the joy.

Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm.

All's fair in love and purchasing.

I think we've moved to thinking of parenting and pregnancy as something in which you should lose yourself.

There is some risk to increase birth defects if you do a lot of outdoor gardening when you are pregnant. That can increase rates of toxoplasmosis.

In short, humans are programmed to get bored.

Talking to women about birth can be polarizing.

As people do a task, they improve at it.

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.

He is the God of all, and His concern is for all.

When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.

I don't think you ever replace David Ortiz with what he brings to an organization or to a community.

Salutations; it's just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.

What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.

You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand." "If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything.