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Tag: maternal mortality
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What Is A Doula Really
What is a doula in layman’s terms? I doula is someone who stands in the gap for you when you are pregnant. They are like that friend you had when you were younger that was always there to support you through everything, that’s pretty much what a doula is in layman’s terms. Professionally what is…
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Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis – Louisiana Illuminator
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child. But, just five weeks after confirming her pregnancy, and the day after a gender-reveal party where she announced she was having a…
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“I just don’t want to die, while giving birth”.
Midwife Victoria Buchanan hears a common refrain from pregnant Black women in her care: “Oh, I just don’t want to die,” Buchanan said they tell her. “I just want to come out of here alive. I want to have a healthy baby. I want to be next to my kids.” Buchanan, 28, believes that she…
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1 in 5 mothers were mistreated during pregnancy care: U.S. report
As the U.S. battles rising maternal death rates, 1 in 5 mothers say they were verbally abused, ignored or otherwise disrespected by health care providers during maternal care. — Read on www.axios.com/2023/08/23/mothers-mistreated-pregnancy-care
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U.S. Sen. Capito, of West Virginia, introduces bill aimed at curbing maternal mortality | State Journal News | wvnews.com
WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, along with a bipartisan group of her colleagues, introduced a bill last month with the ultimate goal of reducing maternal mortality. — Read on www.wvnews.com/content/tncms/live/
