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Testimony: NYC Needs More Data on Maternal Deaths
Good afternoon Chairperson Maria Del Carmen Arroyo and members of the council’s Committee on Health: Inez E. Dickens, Mathieu Eugene, Julissa Ferreras, Rosie Mendez, Joel Rivera, Deborah L. Rose,...
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Formula Marketers Put Pediatric Academy in the Bag
(WOMENSENEWS)–Despite its strong stance in favor of breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics links its name to infant-formula promotion through a common hospital freebie; the going-home gift...
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U.S. Maternal Death Data Held Up by Nine States
Credit: Anoto AB on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–Turns out that inconsistent death reports are a barrier to lowering the maternal mortality rate in the United States, the highest in...
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Detroit Moms of Color Gather to Boost Breastfeeding
Credit: LEOL30 on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–In Detroit, the Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association is talking and writing and generating videos about the roadblocks to...
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Birthing of Health Care Plan Put Midwives in Limbo
Credit: Sandor Weisz on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–New York State’s largest insurance plan used to pay some of the top fees in the country for midwifery services contracted through...
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New Twitter Storm Is About Public Breastfeeding
Karlesha Thurman nursing her 3-month old daughter Credit: Facebook of Karlesha Danae (WOMENSENEWS)– A picture of what should have been a happy moment–a mom breastfeeding at her college graduation –has...
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NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)–Maternity services at hospitals in neighborhoods with more African Americans are doing less to promote breastfeeding, possibly contributing to the breastfeeding disparity between...
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National Initiative Tackles Rising U.S. Maternal Deaths
Credit: Roberto Carlos Pecino Martinez on Flickr under Creative Commons SAN FRANCISCO (WOMENSENEWS)– Next month, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration...
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Simple Language Helps Catch a Killer: Preeclampsia
Credit: Ed Yourdon on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–Media attention has been building about the connection that researchers have found between preeclampsia and autism, another reason...
View ArticleIn Detroit Hospital, Black Babies Are Latching On
DETROIT (WOMENSENEWS)–“Gimme this baby!” laughed Monica Washington as she threw her arms wide to hug Edwin, age 1, and his mother, Jasmine Kidd. As Edwin joined the other giggling infants on the...
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Studies Plumb Depths of Black Maternal Health Woes
Five reports released today probe the health crisis that afflicts black women and makes their infants more likely to die before their first birthday. Authors implicate racism and poverty in the high...
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Kindness RX Offered to Pregnant Black Women
Women's eNews looks at a social-support campaign by and for pregnant African American women, who are nearly four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as non-Hispanic white counterparts.
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Maternity Center Showcases Full-Service Approach
Unlike compartmentalized programs, the Developing Families Center in Washington D.C. brings social and medical services under one roof--and offers better outcomes for the predominantly African American...
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Pregnant? Your Job Is To Take Care of Yourself
In an excerpt from one of her "Mocha Manual" books, Kimberly Seals Allers, editorial director of the Black Maternal Health Series, gives pregnant black women some key, common-sense advice: Take time to...
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Black Fathers Opening Up About All That Love
The percentage of black children living in fatherless homes--roughly 50 percent--has perpetuated a stereotype that black men are irresponsible and indifferent to fatherhood. Two Dads flip that notion...
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U.S. Black Maternal Hazards Tied to Social Stress
Maternal health is usually defined as the period of pregnancy and six months after it. But health activists for black women relate it to the holistic experience--and stresses--of women in their...
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Breastfeeding Not for You? Sisters, Listen Up
World Breastfeeding Awareness Week is in August and Aisha Qaasim flags the need for stronger cultural support in the United States, particularly for African American moms. Negative attitudes, she says,...
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Efforts Mount to Improve Black Breastfeeding Rates
More black women are choosing to reap the benefits of nursing. World Breastfeeding Week is Aug. 1-7, and more hospitals are reaching out to new mothers to boost breastfeeding and their babies' health.
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Midwives Fight AMA to Provide Black Maternal Care
A black midwives' conference next week follows an AMA salvo against home-birth attendants. A conference organizer says black women need more of the holistic care midwives provide, not less. Fourth in a...
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Industry, Feds Entice Black Mothers to Bottle Feed
Half of the infant formula sold in the U.S. is distributed by the government to low-income mothers. Critics say marketing inhibits black women from breastfeeding and the bottle habit needs to be...
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