You’ve got to feel for Mitt Romney. What’s a guy got to do to get a little HELP around here?... Read more»
Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh falsely claimed that there wasn’t “one instance” where an abortion would be necessary to save the mother’s life. But a doctors group said that more than 600 women die each year due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth.... Read more»
I understand that health care and medicine are complicated—I went through years of school to learn it. But for an elected official to be completely clueless about basic human biology and back legislation that would prove harmful to public health is unforgivable.... Read more»1
Nebraska lawmakers voted to restore prenatal Medicaid for illegal immigrants, but Gov. Dave Heineman promised to veto the bill.... Read more»1
The UA’s Institute for Research on Women will help poor working moms overcome addiction with a $1.6 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration.... Read more»
Haitian women make up a large portion of the patients giving birth in Dominican hospitals. In the capital of Port–au–Prince, hospitals estimate that up to 35 percent of the patients in their maternity wards are Haitian. On the border, the numbers are higher still. One hospital director estimated that three out of four of his patients are Haitian women who come there to give birth.... Read more»
Facebook recently added “Expected: Child” to its list of friends and family tags but has received some criticism over the move.... Read more»
Malawi has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world, even though it has made great strides in the last decade. There’s a one-in-36 chance of dying during childbirth or in the late stages of pregnancy.... Read more»
Time spent in utero is no picnic for adventure seekers.... Read more»
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