By Ronnie Cohen, California Healthline Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in…
Tag: Black maternal health
Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care is paying dividends with Black women voters
By Stephanie Armour, California Healthline Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters, galvanized…
Did a Georgia hospital break federal law when it failed to save Amber Thurman? A Senate committee chair wants answers.
Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records his…
Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?
By Sarah Jane Tribble, California Healthline January 2, 2024 CAIRO, Ga. — Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape…
Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women
Conservative groups have sued to shut down the Abundant Birth Project, part of a national backlash against affirmative action in…
Facing Criticism, Feds Award First Maternal Health Grant to a Predominantly Black Rural Area
By Sarah Jane Tribble, California Healthline A federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy…
White men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different
By Rodney Coates, Miami University More than a year after the Supreme Court ended federal protection for abortion rights in…
Atlanta couple sues doctor, hospital after baby allegedly decapitated during childbirth
A couple is suing an Atlanta-area hospital and doctor after their baby was allegedly decapitated during delivery, and hospital staff…
US preterm birth and maternal mortality rates are alarmingly high, outpacing those in all other high-income countries
By Sonia Hassan, Wayne State University and Hala Ouweini, Wayne State University Every two minutes, in about the time it…
Is Walgreens banned from selling the ‘abortion pill’? This is why the answer has been confusing
If you have been feeling confused about Walgreens’s status since the uproar over the national pharmacy’s restrictions with Mifeprex, the…
