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Incarcerated black woman whose pregnancy ends fatally fall victim to the daunting truth that infants born to black mothers die at twice the rate as those born to white mothers. The ERA can help change that.
Data proves that the US is catastrophically failing black babies. This is no time for silence.
As the inaugural Black Maternal Health Week kicks off, it’s time for a national conversation about the role of racism and bias in maternity care practices.
The state that ranks worst in the nation for maternal mortality is beginning to grapple with data. Its first findings indicate that pregnancy can be fatal far more often for women of color.
Detroit’s Mother Nurture Project connects black mothers with peer breastfeeding counselors who offer support. Here’s how this community-oriented approach is helping.
It starts with a focus on such preventable killers as obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia and blood clot embolisms. “The goal is that every hospital in the country should implement maternity safety bundles; a standard set of best practices,” says a doctor leading the effort.
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.
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.
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About half of all U.S. births are covered by Medicaid, which means decisions about delivery practices under this part of the Affordable Care Act could ripple far and wide. The American College of Nurse Midwives is assessing all 277 marketplace plans.
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.