maternal and child health

Overcoming Stigma: A Film Story of Stillbirth, Miscarriage

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by Jhene Erwin

July 11, 2011 - 9:51am (Print)

My first miscarriage occurred at six weeks. My second was at almost eleven weeks. The grief was alarming but I did what many women do - my best to quietly “carry on.”

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A Victory for Breasts

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reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com

February 16, 2011 - 10:35pm (Print)

Since when is the IRS the good guy?  This week they are by changing their minds and making a decision that will affect the health of women and children across the US. 

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Children Living in Poverty Birthing Children into Poverty: A Continuing Cycle

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reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com

February 16, 2010 - 2:11pm (Print)

High rates of youth poverty precede high rates of teenage childbearing. Teens residing in communities with high rates of poverty, welfare use, and single-mother households are at higher risk for early pregnancy.

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International Aid, Made Local

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 6:50am (Print)

By using the peer-to-peer model, the Minnesota International Health Volunteers program avoids, or at least reduces, public health obstacles that arise when there’s a culture clash.

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Maternal and Child Health Makes Strides at G8

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by Jill Sheffield, Family Care International

July 10, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Maternal health advocates made more progress than expected at the G8 Summit, gaining critical support from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, host country Japan, and UK's First Lady Sarah Brown.
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Too Little Progress on Child and Maternal Mortality

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by Rupert Walder, RH Reality Check, Europe

April 15, 2008 - 8:43am (Print)

A special edition of The Lancet finds that fewer than a quarter of 68 priority countries are on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child mortality.

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