Tag: mothers
The Often-Overlooked Mental Health Component of the Growing Problem of Black Maternal Mortality Rate
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire
With a maternal mortality rate of 55.3 per 100,000, Black women continue to outpace other ethnicities.
The...
Baby Formula Shortage Highlights Racial Disparities
Capri Isidoro broke down in tears in the office of a lactation consultant. The mother of two had been struggling to breastfeed her 1-month-old...
Remote Instruction Is Back, But The Digital Divide Continues
Originally published by The 19th
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Winchester Grade School had only enough computers to go home with half of its student...
Improve pregnancy care, and parents’ finances will improve too, a paper suggests
By Candice Norwood, Breaking News Reporter, The 19th
Health disparities for people who give birth affect more than physical well-being: Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum complications...
Sen. Schumer, AG James: Rochester’s Black Moms Deserve Top Treatment – It’s Time to...
The Momnibus Act of 2021 builds on existing maternal health legislation to comprehensively address the root causes of the maternal health crisis by making...