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U.S. Hospitals Hinder Black Women’s Breastfeeding

By Juhie Bhatia ● Black Maternal Health ● August 29, 2014

The recent study finds that maternity centers may be part of the reason behind the country’s racial breastfeeding gap. A film released this week, in honor of Black Breastfeeding Week, is aimed at changing the trend.

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New Twitter Storm Is About Public Breastfeeding

By Crystal Lewis ● Health & Science ● June 11, 2014

When a mother posted a photo of herself nursing at her college graduation on a breastfeeding Facebook page, a flurry of disapproval quickly ignited all over social media. Questions are being raised about how public breastfeeding should be.

Nigerian Rescue Grows; Caning for Being Raped Ok’d

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 9, 2014

After weeks of foot dragging the world stepped up its response to Nigerian women calling for help in rescuing kidnapped schoolgirls. In Indonesia, a local law in a conservative province means a rape victim faces the possibility of a public caning.

Detroit Moms of Color Gather to Boost Breastfeeding

By Crystal Lewis ● Health & Science ● May 1, 2014

A breastfeeding association has released a new video, joining several efforts over the past few years to raise the volume on the hindrances to breastfeeding in the black community nationwide.

Syria War Shatters Maternal Care, Mothers’ Health

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● March 12, 2014

While 96 percent of mothers in Syria had medical assistance when giving birth before the conflict, medical services for women have become almost nonexistent, finds a recent report from Save the Children. C-sections are riskier than ever and more than twice as common now.

Top 10 Women’s eNews Stories of 2013

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● December 29, 2013

What were the most popular Women’s eNews stories of 2013? Find out.

For Seasonal News Resonance; Check Story of Mary

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Uncategorized ● December 23, 2013

The Judean desert was full of perils and hardship for a 9-month pregnant Jewish woman struggling to reach Bethlehem for the Roman census. We follow that same female trek of endurance in our watch over Syrian refugees in Jordan, U.S. women in maternity wards.