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Explainers

How-to’s for navigating healthcare
Voices

First-person essays and patient diaries
Scopes

Features, study stories and explorations of patient culture
Rounds

Inside the minds of healthcare providers

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What to Know About Antidepressants and Pregnancy

Overcome by sadness during what should have been one of the happiest times of my life, I grappled with the decision to take medication.

By Claire Gillespie

A Guide to the Healthcare Pros Who Will Get You Through Childbirth

Ob-gyns, anesthesiologists, midwives, and the rest of the labor and delivery crew.

By Kate Watson