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Black Maternal Health Symposium fosters dialogue on racial disparities in reproductive and birth outcomes
18 Apr 2024 18:41 GMT
… childbirth became more medicalized, and the role of the midwife diminished … which associated Black midwives with providing unhygienic … College of Nurse-Midwives, Black midwives make up only … a second-year doctoral student in health policy and management …
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Amid syphilis surge, doctors call for more testing during pregnancy
18 Apr 2024 21:09 GMT
… coalition of obstetricians issued an urgent warning Thursday calling on doctors to … at childbirth, resulting in congenital syphilis, which can lead to severe health … complications.
Nicole Smith, medical director of maternal-fetal medicine at Brigham and …
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Midwife from Nebraska Sandhills files civil lawsuit challenging state law
18 Apr 2024 17:30 GMT
… that restricts certified nurse midwives from providing childbirth services to expecting mothers … midwife with a doctor of nursing practice degree, and her business, Oneida Health … ;t prohibit other childbirth assistants, such as lay midwives, or doulas, who …
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The world has made no progress in reducing preventable deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, says UN agency
18 Apr 2024 16:23 GMT
Women and girls living in poor and marginalised communities have been left out of three decades of advances in sexual and reproductive health, according to a new UN report—with 800 women dying while giving birth globally every day, a figure unchanged since …
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Defining Sexual and Reproductive Health
18 Apr 2024 14:58 GMT
… need to separate sexual health from reproductive health care. As sexual activity … abortion, care for infertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and prevention of intimate partner … Challenge of Measuring Maternal Mortality. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021:10-1097 …
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Birthing a Brighter Future: Introducing the Harris County Maternal Health Bill of Rights
18 Apr 2024 14:48 GMT
… Harris County Families through Maternal Health Rights
HOUSTON – Harris County Public … birthing persons and their families, medical providers, and community partners. This … .
Every person experiencing pregnancy and childbirth deserves to understand their rights …
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‘I felt so alone’: Las Vegas black women highlight health disparities
18 Apr 2024 14:38 GMT
… from complications related to childbirth than white women, according … their doctors, as well as uncomfortable when their health care … midwives.
On a state level, the Legislature passed bills to expand Medicaid … t die immediately from childbirth but will have …
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Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Plus Nutrition Women's Empowerment Group/Hasken Mata (Women's Light): Operational Guidelines
18 Apr 2024 14:25 GMT
… agency to: practice priority health behaviours - in particular … maternal, newborn, and child health plus nutrition (MNCH+N); … related to pregnancy, childbirth, and child health care. The WEGs … disburse funds, share priority health behaviour messages, offer food …
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Two Louisiana bills would improve health care for pregnant Black women
18 Apr 2024 14:01 GMT
… concerns about Black maternal health care in Louisiana at … Black women face during childbirth and pregnancy.
“Birthing outcomes … by Medicaid. Senate Bill 143 would require healthcare providers … long-term consequences to health.
One woman, Chantell Zenon …
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This renovated home shows what a doctor's office was like in the 1800s
18 Apr 2024 13:51 GMT
… was very interested in electrical medical treatments,” Staicer said, pointing out … .
A placard next to the childbirth forceps offers guidelines for when … . Next to them, the doctor’s full obstetric tool kit — which he …