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On the weekend, Canada reported its youngest COVID death to date, a 13-year-old girl in Ontario whose parents are essential workers. Then on Monday, the province announced the closure of schools in and around HRM. On Tuesday schools closed in the rest of the province. “We are in a race between the variant and the vaccine,” said Nova Scotia chief medical officer of health Robert Strang when he made the closure announcement. According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are 299 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in youth under the ag...

2 slides Credit: Caitlin O'Hara for NPR In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access By at 8:01 am NPR It's been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it's still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter's delivery. She expected a fulfilling experience — an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth center where she had scheduled the delivery suddenly closed its doors. It was time for a new plan. Her first children — twins born in 2003 — had been del...

Home/News from NPR/In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access As the state weighs legislation that could help expand access to doulas for expecting mothers, birth workers from minority communities worry new standards could leave them on the outside looking in. In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access By Farah Eltohamy  April 6, 2021 It’s been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it’s still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter’s delivery. She expected a fulfilling experience — an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her s...

Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caitlin O'Hara for NPR Lakisa Muhammad at home in Maricopa, Ariz. Muhammad says Black birth workers like herself are "essentially soldiers on the battlefield" in a line of work that is more than 90% white. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR It's been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it's still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter's delivery. She expected a fulfilling experience — an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth c...

The Globe and Mail Michael Tutton Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that on the night he began his rampage she was beaten and shot at, and she begged for her life before she managed to escape. Newly released court documents also say the assault of Lisa Banfield by her common...