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Many teens of color internalize racism as trauma, which can turn into depression. And with parents who expect them to “get over it,” they are less likely to receive care.
Chile has taken steps to decriminalize abortion under certain circumstances. Also, during a press call this week, activists highlighted how the LGBT community is at risk in developing countries.
An Indiana case, which ended in a plea agreement, could have set a dangerous precedent of setting a separate legal standing for pregnant women if it had gone to trial, says one legal advocate. Meanwhile, doctors say that depression impacts up to 1-in-5 pregnant women.
Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyous time, but some women can fall into a state of literally deadening despair. Doctors need more training to detect warning signs and women should be encouraged to speak up about what they’re going through.
Pregnancy is supposed to be a happy time. Those glossy pregnancy magazines would make you think every pregnant woman is running through green meadows with unmitigated joy.
Women’s clothing retailers are making bearish, long-term bets on the longevity of frugal shoppers in a cash-strapped, uncertain economy. “The overbuying mentality is gone,” says the president of retail consultancy.
At the only degreed midwifery program in Mexico, women train and then return to their rural roots. It is right in line with a recent United Nations push to fill a global shortfall of 334,000 midwives and improve maternal health outcomes.