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Erin Irwin, certified nurse midwife and director of midwifery services and Dr. Kenneth Nunes, obstetrician and chief of the Section of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago Medicine, discuss cesarean sections at Comer Children’s Hospital.

1 in 3 U.S. women have C-sections. How Chicago doctors are working to change that

June 4, 2018 at 8:55 p.m.

Lying in a hospital bed at Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Women's Hospital after giving birth in 2011, Erica Fleischer kept replaying what had just happened. She had delivered her first child...

Stressed by current events? Chicago meditation studio aims to help

June 4, 2018 at 9:31 p.m.

Everyone had recently encountered a frightening example of road rage before the meditation class. One person was driving and saw someone yelling at another driver. I had walked by two...

Refugees escape violence and war, but anguish remains

May 11, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

Abdulkarim Younes still can't sleep. Despite escaping the war that ravaged his Syrian hometown and surviving years in limbo in Jordan before arriving in Chicago as a refugee in January,...

How much do we think about ending a breath well?

How you should be exhaling

June 4, 2018 at 10:54 p.m.

Much has been taught in the realm of relaxation around taking deep breaths. But how much do we think about ending a breath well? The exhale is the most important...

Talia Mashiach, CEO and founder of Eved, talks Wednesday at an espnW event in Chicago.

5 reasons female athletes make great entrepreneurs

June 4, 2018 at 11:54 p.m.

Grit. Passion. Time management. These are just a few of the traits that make great athletes — and, as it turns out, some of the same skills that translate to...

How to channel your inner mindfulness — like Brad Pitt

June 4, 2018 at 11:37 p.m.

Brad Pitt looks relaxed in America's national parks. In a GQ Style interview, the actor opens up about life and loss in a photo shoot staged in Everglades National Park...

4-H teen says kids can learn from studying livestock, legislation

June 5, 2018 at 12:07 a.m.

As a freshman in college, Paige Behrens is considering a few different career options. She wants to be an agronomist, but she also might be a politician. The 18-year-old grew...

Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw says that when celebs like Prince Harry speak out, it lessens the stigma of mental health issues.

Celebrities open up about mental health struggles hoping to help others

June 5, 2018 at 2:42 a.m.

Many find it difficult to speak out about mental illness. Some worry what others will think of them. Some are concerned it will negatively affect their career. Some fear the...

As ‘Flip or Flop’ stars sign on for new season, tips for working with an ex

June 5, 2018 at 1:49 a.m.

Sharing an office with an ex might be an unusual — and unpleasant — situation. For HGTV "Flip or Flop" stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa, signing on for more...

Interior of the common area at 444 Social in Lincolnshire, Ill.

Mortgage paperwork kills hundreds of thousands of trees a year

May 20, 2019 at 8:31 a.m.

Remember this figure for later: 2.2 billion. In honor of Earth Day, FreeandClear, a website that aims to help people understand and manage the mortgage process, explored how much mortgage...

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