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25 Colorado counties are “maternity care deserts” posing challenges for healthy moms, babies

Getting prenatal care for her first child was a relative breeze, Cheianne Pogline said: the hospital where she would deliver the baby was only...

Lux Capital’s Deena Shakir almost died after childbirth

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Columbia’s president resigns, Instagram failed to take down hateful comments against female U.S. politicians, and a VC’s near-death experience reinforced...

All-Star, Olympian Dearica Hamby files federal lawsuit against WNBA, Las Vegas Aces

Deandra Duggans speaks at SEICon 2024Deandra Duggans talks Las Vegas Aces and it's growth in the Las Vegas marketThree-time WNBA All-Star and recent Olympic...

NJ docs, nurses must take bias training to cut racial divide in maternal health

2-minute readRacism in Black maternal healthBlack mothers share their experience.Tania Savayan, tsavayan@lohud.comDoctors and nurses who provide care to expectant mothers and those who have...

Health Body ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Racism On England’s Maternity Wards

An inequalities watchdog has called out racist behavior by maternity staff in a series of “deeply concerning” reports by two public health regulators in...

Black women face alarming maternal mortality rates. New Tennessee law aims to change that

Despite Black residents comprising 17% of Knoxville's population, statistics from the Knox County Health Department reveal a stark disparity: In 2017 alone, the infant...

How do extreme weather conditions impact maternal health in low-income and middle-income countries?

In a recent study published in BMJ Open, researchers assessed how the...

Couple had a wedding planned — and ended up getting married by a nurse: ‘It was a last-ditch effort’

The bride was all dressed in white — hospital gauze, that is.  When Nora Regis’ water suddenly broke at 33-weeks pregnant last month, she and...

Westchester hospital sets out to improve maternal health outcomes ahead of Mother’s Day

Black Maternal Child Health Initiative launched in Westchester CountyWestchester County delivers nearly $1M in partnership with key community partners for Black Maternal Child HealthMark...

Delaware women shine spotlight on Black maternal health disparities

Personal experience gives power to black mothersShane Darby found motherhood a hard thing to navigate and she now wants to help other black mothers...

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