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A New Look (and Updated Content) for ChildbirthConnection.org
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a completely updated ChildbirthConnection.org – our online hub for evidence-based information on childbirth and maternity care.
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Failing Our Families
In the United States today, whether you can take a few paid sick days or a few weeks of paid family or medical leave, and whether your employer must make reasonable accommodations that allow you to continue working through your pregnancy, all depend on where you work.
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Pedal to the Metal: Trust Women in Oklahoma
Two weeks after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated at his church, I told his wife I was going to re-establish abortion services in Wichita, Kansas.
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An Opportunity to Advance Patient- and Family-Centered Care
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) will bring the biggest change in decades to how we pay physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries.
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What Happens in Vegas Changes Nevada: The Fight for Comprehensive, Inclusive Sex Education in Sin City
On May 24, 2013, hope had died for me. I had been working for the last six months on a comprehensive sex education bill here in my home state of Nevada only to see it die in the state Senate.
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The Do No Harm Act: An Opportunity to Protect Women and Families from Discrimination
Earlier this month, I joined a strong group of civil rights advocates on Capitol Hill to celebrate the introduction of the Do No Harm Act of 2016.
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Red River Women’s Clinic "Gets it Done": The New FDA Medication Abortion Label Helps North Dakota Women
In the fall of 2007, Jackie* called to schedule an abortion appointment. She said she had heard of a way to have an abortion with medicine, and asked if we offered that at our clinic.
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Good News for Women and Babies: New Toolkit Aims to Help Providers and Hospitals Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Number of Unnecessary Cesareans
On the heels of last month’s Cesarean Awareness Month, there has been robust public discussion about how to reduce the high cesarean birth rate in the United States.
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Keeping the Momentum Going as Cesarean Awareness Month 2016 Comes to an End
Cesarean Awareness Month has been an important opportunity to raise awareness about the high cesarean section rate in the United States.
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What Advice Would You Give Young Women in the Workplace?
MTV asked that question as it announced its 79% Work Clock and effort to call attention to the gender wage gap. This was my response.
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It’s Time to Stop Claiming Businesses Oppose Paid Leave Policies
Last week, through a leaked internal poll, we gained even more evidence that business support for paid family and medical leave is strong.
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Something is Wrong With Wages in America
The annual recognition of Equal Pay Day — the day that marks how far into the year women have had to work to catch up with what men were paid in the previous year — is always a stunning reminder of just how far we still have to go to reach true equality for women in this country.
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Michigan Women Fight Back Against Attacks to Their Reproductive Rights
As a civil rights lawyer and Michigan resident, I am incredibly saddened and disappointed by the man-made public health disasters that my government allows to persist.
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Standing Up for Women and Families in 2016
“These issues should be at the top of our national agenda.” That was the message Sen. Cory Booker delivered at the National Partnership’s annual congressional briefing.
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To Fight The Wave of TRAP Laws, We Must First Fight Abortion Stigma
Texas has a proud legacy of fighting for freedom and trumpeting our independent spirit. We are a state full of dualities.
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What Happens When Abortion Opponents Turn Lies into Law?
Over the past five years, abortion opponents have quietly passed hundreds of restrictive laws.
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“Bad Medicine” Laws Are Harming Women in a Majority of States
Imagine for a moment that you are a woman in Louisiana who has decided to have an abortion. Here’s what you will experience as you set out to get safe, legal health care.
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Laws Criminalizing Pregnant Women Put People Who Need Health Care in Handcuffs
In 2014, Tennessee enacted a law that threatens women with jail time if they give birth to babies who are shown to have been affected by the use of narcotics during pregnancy.
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An Inspiring Day of Action on Paid Leave
When you spend most of your days walking the halls of Congress advocating for policies you truly believe in, you quickly learn that some days are special.
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