Black women are five times as likely to die in childbirth Here s what that looks like in northeast Wisconsin msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I THINK it would be fair to say it has been an interesting week, with a new Health Secretary in the shape of my former boss Sajid Javid. I was pleased to hear him talk so positively from the Despatch Box about the ending of restrictions, a message reinforced on Wednesday when I asked Gavin Williamson about the end of self-isolation for school children. It is one of the biggest issues in my postbag at the moment. Distressingly in the Lower Test at Nursling there has been a terrible pollution incident with a large quantity of diesel making its way into the river. It featured on the agenda of the Chalk Stream APPG meeting this week and has been causing a great deal of concern with local environmentalists and residents near the river. I have been liaising with both Southern Water and the EA, but the message has come loud and clear from all of us concerned that the response has been too slow. Planning issues in that area are not new to any of us, there were challenges in that part of
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One of the historic wins during the just-ended legislative session is Colorado’s first-ever maternity-care bill package: the Birth Equity Bill Package, also referred to as Colorado’s Momnibus, after the federal package by that name.
Opinion: For women of color, having a child is a life and death struggle
Judy Greenlea Taylor and Cheryl Harris Sutton
Opinion contributors
Uncertainty. Fear. Worry.
The anticipatory thoughts and emotions during delivery and parenthood can range from the highs of feeling overjoyed and excited to the lows of feeling uncertainty, fear and worry. Our personal experiences echoed that of many generations of women. These feelings can be amplified through the eyes of Black parents, birth workers, medical professionals and the advocates who support them.
That’s because for far too many, having a child is ultimately a life and death struggle.