CNN
To end America's maternal mortality crisis, dismantle the racism that fuels it
4 min · · By prioritizing critical federal and state policy changes and centering the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous and other people of color, we can save lives and end suffering now, write Stacey… · Shared by 8, including Philanthropy News Digest, Rachel Perrone
rewirenewsgroup.com
It's Time to Stop Talking About Whether Margaret Sanger Was Racist #ABLC
9 min · · Even as the reproductive rights movement makes great strides when it comes to racial justice, it is failing when it comes to disability justice. · Shared by 8, including Rachel Perrone, Rewire News
Well+Good
658 women died from pregnancy-related causes in 2018. Most of them were Black
7 min · · Inside the forces that continue to contribute to black maternal mortality rates. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
The Washington Post
Eugenics is trending. That’s a problem.
· Any effort to slow population growth must center on reproductive justice. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
ProPublica
The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths
5 min · · Since 2007, the government had held off on releasing an official estimate of expectant and new mothers who died from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. It waited for the data to get better.… · Shared by 9, including publici, Rachel Perrone, Gay_Men_4_Life
the1a.org
Giving Birth To A New Age Of Midwives And Doulas
· Compared to the rest of the developed world, the U.S. is the odd one out when it comes to how we deliver babies, because Americans have a fairly low rate of using doulas and midwifes. · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
couriernewsroom.com
Black Women Keep Dying in Childbirth. This Is How Michigan’s Governor Plans to Fix the Crisis.
4 min · · In Detroit, for example, Black women are 4.5 times more likely to die than non-Hispanic white women. "This is a staggering disparity," Gov. Whitmer said last month. · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
babygaga.com
This Is What It Is Like To Give Birth In Prison
4 min · · Giving birth in prison is nothing like you'd ever expect. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 7, including Rachel Perrone, 👨🏻💻☕️
MarketWatch
The economy is booming, Trump says — but for some, so are the costs of housing, health care, child care…
5 min · · It’s getting more expensive to get by for some Americans. · Shared by 7, including Rachel Perrone
Ms. Magazine
A Feminist State of the Union
4 min · · What if women could write the State of the Union instead? We reviewed some major policies that women and their families have been asking Congress and the president to get done—and did just that. · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
nmpoliticalreport.com
Women’s groups gather on Indigenous women’s issues
2 min · · Angel Charley, acting co-executive director of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native American Women, gave a siren call for Indigenous issues Sunday during a meeting of women’s groups. Charley was the keynote speaker for the New Mexico American Association of University Women Chapter (AAUW), the League of Women Voters and the National Organization for […] · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
NOLA.com
Louisiana's death rate for pregnant women is twice the average; homicide is the leading cause
4 min · · With a death rate for pregnant women that's twice the U.S. average, Louisiana is one of the country's most dangerous places to have a baby. Now, a new study on · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
U.S. News Education
Homicide a Top Cause of Maternal Death in Louisiana
· Women and girls who were pregnant or postpartum in the state faced double the risk of dying by homicide than those who were not, a new study shows. · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
newsmaven.io
A 'resurgence' in Indigenous reproductive justice
13+ min · · Native women are more than twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women and lag behind only black women as those most at risk · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
Ms. Magazine
Trump’s Medicaid Overhaul Will Hurt Black Women
1 min · · Today, the Trump administration announced an overhaul of the Medicaid program that could deny or limit benefits and may result in reducing enrollment in the program, particularly in states hostile to… · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone