Birthing Archives

04.23.2019 a woman with curly red hair smiling

Lynn M. Paltrow

Public Health Post Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Lynn Paltrow, who works to secure the human and civil rights, health, and welfare of all pregnant people.

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.27.2019 a close up of a pregnant woman's belly

Doula Support for Women in Underserved Communities

Often, the services of a doula are not covered by insurance, meaning that the support is restricted to women who know about it and can afford to pay for it.

Guest Author Mary-Powel Thomas

11.16.2018 Graph showing maternal mortality in California

Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California

California’s success in preventing maternal mortality is often cited as an example of how other states can improve maternal care, but racial disparities persist.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

07.20.2018 Graph showing infant mortality rate in African Americans in US by Medicaid Expansion

Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion

Average death rates among all infants decreased in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and increased in states that did not.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

04.23.2018 a building with columns and a statue

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Center Stage at SCOTUS

NIFLA v. Becerra, currently before the Supreme Court, is a challenge to California's Reproductive FACT Act, which requires unlicensed facilities such as crisis pregnancy centers to post a notice stating that they are not a licensed medical facility.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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