Health & Science
Houston Researchers Find Health Disparities Among Asian Mothers
Posted on · 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 Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3032: Lamaze
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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.
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Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving’s Story Explains Why
Posted on · 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.
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California Woman Gives Birth In The Middle Of A Wildfire
Posted on · 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