Crystal Lewis, Author at Women's eNews

U.S. Maternal Death Data Held Up by Nine States

By Crystal Lewis ● Health & Science ● January 14, 2014

The data for U.S. childbirth deaths has not been published since 2007 due to states’ failure to revise their death certificates. Better reporting is needed to stop the “hidden tragedy of maternal deaths” says an executive with the March of Dimes.

Formula Marketers Put Pediatric Academy in the Bag

By Crystal Lewis ● Health & Science ● December 11, 2013

Undercutting the American Academy of Pediatrics’ stance on promoting breastfeeding, an infant-formula maker’s bag, given by hospitals for free to new mothers, is emblazoned with the academy’s logo inside and out.

Women of Color Question Notions of Solidarity

By Crystal Lewis ● Arts & Culture ● November 13, 2013

When it comes to twerking, why is the trend now about Miley Cyrus and not the black origins of the dance? With help from Twitter, women of color are talking more about their missing intersections with mainstream media and feminism.

Closure of Bronx Maternity Ward Stirs Activist Ire

By Crystal Lewis ● Health & Science ● October 4, 2013

Health authorities recently shut down a nationally recognized maternity center in the Bronx and shifted patients to another public hospital where two women recently died in labor. Critics say the move risks women’s safety.

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