Is the six-week postpartum checkup too little too late?
Newborns get all kinds of care from health practitioners, but for many new moms, the single checkup at six weeks after birth just isn t enough.
six-week postpartum checkup, she and her OB/GYN briefly discussed her stitches from a
second-degree tear, which were healing well but had left a bit of a bulge of skin. “He said it might cause some pain during sex, but that it could be corrected after I have my next baby.” But Kane didn’t know if she wanted another baby. “And I obviously hadn’t had sex yet, so I didn’t know if that was a problem.”
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Offbeat by Benedict Brook  Coronavirus has spawned almost as many wild theories as infections - from evil government plots to 5G towers transmitting COVID-19. Now, with the vaccine rolling out, another crop of misinformation is doing the rounds of social media. And it s making virus watchers shake their heads in dismay. According to some, mRNA vaccines - such as the US-German Pfizer-BioNTech jab - can lead pregnant women to miscarry. This, apparently, is due to people shedding the vaccine to those who have not had the shot. Epidemiologists have said there is no evidence to back up the fanciful claims and vaccine shedding is not a thing.
Offbeat by Benedict Brook  Coronavirus has spawned almost as many wild theories as infections - from evil government plots to 5G towers transmitting COVID-19. Now, with the vaccine rolling out, another crop of misinformation is doing the rounds of social media. And it s making virus watchers shake their heads in dismay. According to some, mRNA vaccines - such as the US-German Pfizer-BioNTech jab - can lead pregnant women to miscarry. This, apparently, is due to people shedding the vaccine to those who have not had the shot. Epidemiologists have said there is no evidence to back up the fanciful claims and vaccine shedding is not a thing.
Disparities and the ways women often encounter impossible choices ref have reframed discussion for legislators
Written By:
Alison Bowen / Chicago Tribune | 6:00 am, May 5, 2021
For years, Illinois Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood has had a close eye on maternal health, rooted in the experience of grieving a close friend who died three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl.
Since the nurse arrived in Congress, addressing maternal health disparities has been one of her cornerstone issues. Underwood flipped a Republican seat in 2018, and narrowly held off GOP challenger Jim Oberweis in November. The National Republican Congressional Committee in February identified Underwood on a list of “vulnerable” Democrats the organization plans to target ahead of the 2022 election.