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Houston Researchers Find Health Disparities Among Asian Mothers

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on October 19, 2020 · Filipina and Pacific Islander women were respectively 35% and 45% more likely to experience a negative outcome compared to white women.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3032: Lamaze

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on April 2, 2020 · Episode: 3032 How Lamaze Found Its Way to the US. Today, from Russia with love.

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In Poland, Midwives Play A Significant Role In Childbirth; In Texas? Not So Much

Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 3, 2018 · Poland and Texas have comparable populations, conservative governments, and stringent anti-abortion policies. But they differ significantly in how health care is delivered for women — and in the role they allow midwives to play in the childbirth process.

Tags childbirth midwives texas

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Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving’s Story Explains Why

Nina Martin, NPR / Renee Montagne, NPR

Posted on December 8, 2017 · Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity.

Tags black mothers childbirth pregnant mothers womens health

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California Woman Gives Birth In The Middle Of A Wildfire

APRIL DEMBOSKY, NPR

Posted on October 11, 2017 · Wildfires that spread quickly in Northern California meant that hospitals had to evacuate on the fly. One woman in the middle of childbirth tells her story

Tags California Wildfires childbirth pregnancy

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