Editorial: Make child birth safer in California
Having a baby ought to be a joyous time, not one spent worrying about finding a midwife or paying a large co-payment.
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Having a baby ought to be a joyous time, not one spent worrying about finding a midwife or paying a large co-payment.
California has a child birth crisis. On Feb. 15, California State Auditor Grant Parks released a review of the state’s Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program, which helps reduce the percentage of babies born with low birth weights. Weights under 5 pounds 8 ounces are considered too low. The audit found the percentage of such births jumped from 6.7% in 2014 to 7.3% in 2021, affecting about 30,000 infants.
GRACE & ECPCA praise budget that protects and makes key progress, calls for bold vision of revenues and investments needed to end child poverty
Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, released their thoughts Thursday on the 2023-24 budget.
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo has released a statement on the passing of the state of California 2023-24 budget that includes funding for two of the bills she had passed during her first year in the Assembly.