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U.S. Moms Die at Higher Rate than Irish, Italian

By Samantha Kimmey ● Health & Science ● May 7, 2012

Scandinavian nations continue to dominate the annual healthy motherhood rankings by Save the Children. This year Niger came in last, just behind Afghanistan. The United States rose six spots because of girls’ access to education, not better health.

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Limitations of Language: A Barrier for mothers to overcome

By Zaira Cortes ● Uncategorized ● September 27, 2011

Many immigrant mothers who do not speak English find it difficult to find assistance for their children in the U.S. health and education systems.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Raises Sharia Question

By Merryn Johnson ● Politics ● February 24, 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic group dating to 1928, is stirring speculation about its influence on women in post-Mubarak Egypt. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch politician, among others, is wary.

Scholarships Help Work Around Welfare Limits

By Anna Limontas-Salisbury ● Politics ● June 7, 2010

The Patsy Takemoto Mink Fellowship each year extends grants of $2,000 to assist low-income women to achieve an educational objective. Brittney Ferara used the money to rent an apartment, where she now has a safe, quiet place to study.

Mother’s Helpers Hidden Inside Health Reform

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● May 22, 2010

Three provisions in health reform give mothers some needed help. In addition to mandating lactation breaks at work, there’s money to fight postpartum depression and to bring nurses into the homes of new mothers.

My Mother’s Abortion Improved All of Our Lives

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Commentary ● April 30, 2010

There are many decisions a woman must make for her family as well as herself, including ending a pregnancy. Margaret Morganroth Gullette looks back on a secret choice her mother made decades ago and how it helped the life paths of her entire family.

Biased Family Court System Hurts Mothers

By Garland Waller ● Commentary ● September 5, 2001

Behind closed doors of the family court system, thousands of women each year lose child custody to violent men who beat and abuse mothers and children. The writer says family courts are not family-friendly and betray the best interests of the child.