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Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

I landed a top job at Netflix while 7 months pregnant - then motherhood made me question everything

Becoming a mother upended a previously relentless career ambition, forcing reevaluation of professional priorities despite prior momentum, support, and achievements.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Santa Clara County Black infant program shuffle stirs concerns - San Jose Spotlight

But the shakeup has former leaders of the program, and mothers who participated, raising alarms. "There are so many women who went through this program because they trusted and knew Dr. Bev and any of the referrals she gave. Putting someone in there they don't know - it will be like starting over again," Alma Burrell, who formerly managed the program as a county employee for two decades, told San José Spotlight.
Public health
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

It's a collective validation': the group helping Black families cope after baby loss

Ebony Bonds provides culturally specific bereavement support for Black UK families after baby loss, addressing lack of validation and systemic dismissal in healthcare.
Black Lives Matter
fromTruthout
4 months ago

GA Abortion Ban Forces Family to Keep Woman Declared Brain Dead on Life Support

A Georgia woman has been kept on life support for three months against her family's wishes due to the state's fetal heartbeat law.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

How Implict Bias Kills Black Babies

Microaggressions are insidious and contribute significantly to emotional distress and health disparities, particularly for marginalized groups, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change in healthcare.
Black Lives Matter
fromBKReader
6 months ago

City Council Pushes For Additional Funds to Improve Black Maternal Health

"Our women-majority Council has taken the charge to fight maternal mortality and champion maternal health - this requires addressing the longstanding economic and racial disparities that..."
Brooklyn
fromCbsnews
6 months ago

Detroit-based organization leads fight for Black maternal health in Michigan

We're not only calling for change, we're creating it.
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
fromThe Nation
6 months ago

Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health

Maternal mortality rates for Black women remain unacceptably high, exacerbated by abortion bans that hinder access to necessary healthcare services.
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