Archive - The Maternal Stress Project

October 2024

Should we all dress up as Red Bugs this Halloween?

Move over Handmaid’s Tale, I propose a spookier costume for this year

Oct 29 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

Turns out, abortion does NOT harm women's mental health

But abortion bans most certainly will.

Oct 24 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

"It made an awful situation even worse."

Why abortion access must be discussed during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

Oct 15 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

“Caregiving” vs “parenting”: do the words matter?

I’m starting to think that they do…

Oct 3 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

September 2024

Can we reduce parental stress by lightening the mental load?

Part three in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 27 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

and

The case of modern American parenthood

Part two in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 20 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

and

Is mental load the missing piece to solving…?

Part one in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 13 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

and

The mental load of it all

When does it become too much? And how does it factor into parental stress?

Sep 5 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

August 2024

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts