For press inquiries:
Todd Doughty, VP exec. director of publicity, Doubleday
212-782-9796, tdoughty@penguinrandomhouse.com
The Fifth Trimester press links
(TV, podcasts, newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, rooftop shouting)
May 2, 2018: The Best Gifts Under $40 for Mother's Day
July 5, 2017: "15 Things to Check Off Your Summer Bucket List"
July 5, 2017: "How Much It's Really Going to Cost to Take Maternity Leave"
July 3, 2017: "Q&A With The Fifth Trimester's Lauren Smith Brody"
June 9, 2017: "How Not to Lose Your Mind Going Back to Work Post-Baby"
June 5, 2017: "Birth of a Working Mother"
June 5, 2017: "14 New Nonfiction Books by Women You'll Want to Read This Summer"
June 2, 2017: Guest appearance on "The Moms with Denise and Melissa" on SiriusXM Radio
June 1, 2017: "Why Working Moms Have a 'Fifth Trimester'"
May 15: "3 Things Moms Don't Have to Worry About When Going Back to Work"
May 10, 2017: "Chic & Unique Mother's Day Gift Guide"
May 9, 2017: "Modern Dads Podcast #66: Supporting Parents' Return to Work After Baby"
May 1, 2017: "An Open Letter to My Maternity Ward Roommate"
April 27, 2017: "The Fifth Trimester—A.K.A Going Back to Work Post-Baby"
April 17, 2017: "How to Win at Work After Maternity Leave"
April 17, 2017: "The Fifth Trimester"
April 17, 2017: "6 Ways Teachers Can Make Returning from Maternity Leave Easier"
April 16, 2017: "3 Surprising Ways to Avoid the Baby Blues"
April 14, 2017: "How Some Companies Are Making Childcare Less Stressful for Their Employees"
April 12, 2017: "5 Ways New Moms Can Carve Out More "Me Time"
April 12, 2017: "10 Unexpected Tips for New Moms About to Return to Work"
April 9, 2017: "3 Awkward Conversations Every Mom Has When She Returns to Work"
April 9, 2017: Woman of the Week: "Life After Maternity Leave: Lauren Smith Brody Envisions a Better Workplace for New Moms"
April 7, 2017: "Why Author Lauren Smith Brody Left a Glossy Magazine Job to Champion Working Moms"
April 7, 2017: VIDEO: "The Fifth Trimester Author Shares Tips for Heading Back to Work"
April 7, 2017: WRITTEN PIECE: "The Fifth Trimester Author Shares Tips for Heading Back to Work"
April 7, 2017: TODAY PARENTS: "8 Things I Wish I'd Known About Going Back to Work After Maternity Leave"
April 7, 2017: "Exactly What to Say in Three Awkward Post-Maternity Leave Conversations"
April 6, 2017: "The Fifth Trimester: When New Moms Return to Work"
April 6, 2017: "Five Ways Working Moms Can Build Their Careers—During Their Commute"
April 4, 207: "How to Ask for (and Get!) a More Flexible Work Schedule After Baby"
April 4, 2017: "How to Get Over the Feeling That You Want to Quit Your Job After Maternity Leave"
April 4, 2017: "6 Ways Maternity Leave Makes You Better (Yes, Better) at Your Job"
April 3, 2017: "Four End of Maternity Leave Hacks to Make Going Back Easier"
April 1, 2017: "Five Friends Every Mom Needs When She Goes Back to Work"
March 31, 2017: "Women Who Own It: Lauren Smith Brody of The Fifth Trimester"
March 31, 2017: "There's a Fifth Trimester, and This One's for You, Working Mom"
March 28, 2017: "How the Fifth Trimester Affects Your Marriage"
March 27, 2017: "6 Tips for Going Back to Work After Having a Baby"
March 24, 2017: "The 5th Trimester: Seattle Moms Have Questions About Returning to Work After a Baby"
March 21: "How to Prepare for the 5th Trimester, Which is a Thing Now"
March 20: "What is the Fifth Trimester? It's a Time of Real Stress for Many Moms"
April, 2017: "What to Read Right Now: power women"
March 16, 2017: "30 Super-Thoughtful Mother's Day Gift Ideas"
April, 2017: "5 Strategies for Fighting Fair"
April, 2017: "Balance Is a Sham"
March 1, 2017: "Starred review: The Fifth Trimester"
Feb. 15, 2017: "10 Reads to Make 2017 Your Most Productive & Peaceful Year Yet"
Feb. 2017: "Review: The Fifth Trimester"
Dec. 2016: "Review: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby"
Nov., 2016 CNN.com post-election story
Oct. 2016: "The Working Moms' Happy Handbook"
Nov. 2016: "Is There Any Cure for Working Mothers' Guilt?"
Oct. 2016: "Q&A: It's Working for Lauren Smith Brody, Author and Founder of The Fifth Trimester"
Aug. 2016: "What Really Happens to Your Career After You Have a Baby?"
Aug. 2016: "Begin Again: New Mom Tips for the Fifth Trimester"(click over to the third slide)
October 2015 Refinery29 feature
Jan. 2016: "The Secret Trimester: Returning to Work After Having a Baby"
Sept. 2015: "Silicon Valley's Latest Innovation: Paternity Leave"
May 2015: "15 Things You Should Never Say to a Women Just Back from Maternity Leave"