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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.
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.
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On Nov. 13 Rita Henley Jensen, Women’s eNews’ founder and editor in chief, appeared at the New York City Government Committee on Health hearing to share our findings on New York City’s high maternal mortality rates. This is a copy of her testimony.
Very few of the maternity wards that have won a seal of approval for providing breastfeeding support are located in communities with a significant population of African Americans, a Women’s eNews analysis finds.
New York hospitals provide formula to supplement breastfeeding at a rate that puts them among the highest in the nation. The city’s Latch On NYC initiative is an attempt to change that.
Absence of a national reporting standard is a roadblock to tracking cases and explaining racial disparities, but access to and quality of care are places to look. Meanwhile, mortality rates among older black moms in the U.S. mirror those in developing countries.
Christina Caldwell never saw a black woman breastfeeding before she gave birth. Now she’s glad that two advocates are working to increase visibility in their communities and at work.
The breastfeeding movement needs a clear plan for diversity, not just a do-good mentality, says Kimberly Seals Allers. The last in a two-part series.
One obvious solution to closing the breastfeeding gap is getting more African American faces in the room who can relate to black moms, says Kimberly Seals Allers. Organizations need to step up efforts to focus on cultural inclusion. First of two parts.