Maternity and Birthing

Jul 18, 2019 Detention Centers Title X

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I Had Postpartum Depression. But Because I Was Breastfeeding, I Couldn’t Access the Care I Needed.

Jun 25, 2019, 10:54am Meredith Alston

After years of hearing about the importance of seeking help and accepting treatment for postpartum depression, it never occurred to me that a doctor would be more concerned about the level of antidepressants in my milk.

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I Had Postpartum Depression. But Because I Was Breastfeeding, I Couldn’t Access the Care I Needed.
For Women of Color on Medicaid, Health-Care Options More Likely to Include Catholic Hospitals

News

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News Health Systems

For Women of Color on Medicaid, Health-Care Options More Likely to Include Catholic Hospitals

Jun 21, 10:44am Amy Littlefield

Commentary

Commentary Family

As Fathers, We Must Commit to Dismantling the Patriarchy

Jun 14, 3:25pm

Analysis

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Analysis Immigration

Immigration Officials Push Health-Care Providers to ‘Clear’ Pregnant Migrants for Detention

Jun 12, 10:48am Tina Vasquez

Investigations

Investigations Immigration

Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns Before Returning Them to Detention

May 28, 8:32am Tina Vasquez

Commentary

I Needed a Second-Trimester Abortion. A Proposed Texas Bill Would Have Put Me in Greater Danger.

Jun 4, 2019, 10:51am

I don’t second-guess the decision to have an abortion, but I do wonder what my life would have been like nine years ago if I had been treated by doctors forced to comply with a dangerous bill like SB 1033.

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Analysis

Ethics Over Economics: Building a Better Adoption System Amid Baby ‘Shortages’

May 31, 2019, 9:28am

It's undeniable that money and market forces drive the adoption industry. But we can—and must—get beyond "supply and demand" thinking.

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Analysis

The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment

May 17, 2019, 11:49am

Doctors “would never base our medical practice on this,” said OB-GYN and public health researcher Dr. Dan Grossman, who received a copy from the legislator after criticizing the bill in a viral Twitter thread.