Push Back

Gender

Gender Identity Is Real, but So Is Genotype

Amy Tuteur M.D. on March 29, 2022

The fear and anger around issues of transgenderism have not allowed for nuance. Gender centrism both respects gender identity and acknowledges genotype.

Psychiatry

Forcing Psychiatric Visits for Those Requesting C-Section?

Amy Tuteur M.D. on December 26, 2020

The only thing more disrespectful than telling pregnant people how to give birth is declaring them mentally ill because of their choices.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Pros and Cons of Homebirth in the Age of Coronavirus

Amy Tuteur M.D. on April 20, 2020

Where is the risk of getting the virus lowest? The answer might surprise you.

Attachment

Coronavirus and the Medicalization of Bonding

Amy Tuteur M.D. on April 13, 2020

Bonding happens naturally, spontaneously, and does not require ritualized time-sensitive behaviors.

Postpartum Depression

It’s Time for a Mother-Friendly Breastfeeding Initiative

Amy Tuteur M.D. on January 13, 2020

We have made great strides in understanding the impact of postpartum depression, yet seem to ignore those insights when promoting breastfeeding.

Postpartum Depression

Could One Bold Move Reduce Postpartum Stress?

Amy Tuteur M.D. on December 4, 2019

Aggressive breastfeeding promotion harms mothers and babies.

Health

Ten Feminist Mothering Affirmations

Amy Tuteur M.D. on August 13, 2019

Don’t judge your mothering by the performance of your body.

Attachment

Breastfeeding and the Effort to Re-Domesticate Women

Amy Tuteur M.D. on August 5, 2019

Is breastfeeding promotion really about what is best for babies?

Bipolar Disorder

A Child's Illness, a Mother's Anguish

Amy Tuteur M.D. on May 30, 2017

Bibi, age eleven, has a chemical imbalance of the brain called “bipolar.”

Suicide

Did breastfeeding pressure lead a new mother to suicide?

Amy Tuteur M.D. on January 21, 2017

How much suffering will it take before we repudiate the pressure tactics of breastfeeding advocates?

Parenting

Why Are There Mommy Wars but No Daddy Wars?

Amy Tuteur M.D. on August 29, 2016

Is this really about what's best for children? Is this really about "the science"? Or is this yet another, albeit thoroughly modern, way to control women?

Psychiatry

Raise the Child You Have, Not the One You Wish You Had

Amy Tuteur M.D. on June 21, 2016

Too many children with disabilities are going without help because their parents wish the child didn’t have a disability, so they pretend that he doesn't.