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Black women in the United States have disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
The three suspects, maternal grandmother Chalita West, 49, and the parents, Tamira Claggion, 24, and Andrew Coleman, 26, were each charged Friday with kidnapping, assault with force likely to create great bodily injury, first-degree residential burglary and unlawful child detention, all felonies.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Back in 2011, Philippine society was abuzz with the seemingly unending debate on the passage of the Reproductive Health Law, then a bill, which would guarantee citizens’ access to birth control and maternal health care.
—Maro B. Enriquez, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
Congressional Republicans have also proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, putting health care at risk for 900,000 San Diego County residents and undermining behavioral health, maternal care, lifesaving treatment and the ability to see a doctor.
—Terra Lawson-Remer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
The three suspects, maternal grandmother Chalita West, 49, and the parents, Tamira Claggion, 24, and Andrew Coleman, 26, were each charged Friday with kidnapping, assault with force likely to create great bodily injury, first-degree residential burglary and unlawful child detention, all felonies.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Back in 2011, Philippine society was abuzz with the seemingly unending debate on the passage of the Reproductive Health Law, then a bill, which would guarantee citizens’ access to birth control and maternal health care.
—Maro B. Enriquez, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
Congressional Republicans have also proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, putting health care at risk for 900,000 San Diego County residents and undermining behavioral health, maternal care, lifesaving treatment and the ability to see a doctor.
—Terra Lawson-Remer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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