A few years ago, we wrote about a bill in the California legislature that would force all newborns to go through the “death-row” of a state prison.But now, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is seeking to impose similar rules on newborns.The bill, SB 9, would mandate that newborns be given up to…
Month: December 2021
‘We are going to have to stop the death in childbirth’: How Trump’s death in 2020 could impact the future of women’s health
It was the end of a long, grueling day of political warfare as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were each expected to make a final pitch to voters in New Hampshire.But while the candidates delivered their closing speeches, the first major public appearance by the President of the United States since his inauguration, Trump’s supporters…
Women dying in maternity care
In the past decade, women in the United States have been diagnosed with pregnancy-related mortality at a rate four times higher than that of men, according to a new study.The number of women dying of pregnancy-associated mortality has risen by nearly 50% in the past five years, the study by the American College of Obstetricians…