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Who Is The Cultural Worker? Art, work, and change
As museums and galleries begin to open their doors again, and with complaints that funding is tighter than ever, where does that leave the cultural workers who were already in precarious situations before the pandemic? Article by Katie Dibb | 30 Apr 2021
International Workers Day, or May Day as it is more commonly known, is celebrated around the world as a day of protest, parties and direct action. The concept of the ‘worker’ can give you immediate dusty visuals of the past – the industrial revolution, the unregulated working day or children climbing up chimneys. Or worse, the ‘worker’ has become an over-intellectualised word used by everyone but the worker themselves.
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Pregnant women and their babies are suffering worse outcomes during the pandemic, and researchers are sounding the alarm for immediate action to avoid rolling back decades of global investment in safe maternity care.
Data from an analysis of 40 studies published during the last year across 17 countries found rates of stillbirth and maternal mortality increased by a third. Outcomes were worse in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report in
The Lancet medical journal.
The increases may be driven by the pressure Covid-19 put on health systems rather than measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus, such as lockdowns, the researchers said. Studies from individual countries suggested pregnant woman reduced their care-seeking because of the fear of infection, as well as reduced provision of maternity services.
The outcomes represent a reversal of recent progress toward making pregnancy safer for mothers and children worldwide, said Andreea Creanga, physician and associate professor in the Department of International Health and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University.
The world had made progress in ensuring antenatal care and deliveries in health facilities staffed by health workers, and the focus had shifted in recent years to increasing the quality of the care that women and babies received.
Difficult road
âNow, we are going to go back and make sure that women come to facilities to get the care they need for themselves and for their infants,â she said. âItâs a difficult road ahead.â
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