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Tag: women’s health

Health advocates including A Better Balance, March of Dimes and American Civil Liberties Union are advocating for the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Posted inHealth

Health Advocates Fight For Pregnant and Postpartum Mothers’ Rights

by Lindiwe Vilakazi December 14, 2022December 21, 2022

Working mothers and numerous advocacy groups from across the nation recently stood on Capitol Hill to promote the urgent need for the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Posted inHealth

Addressing Health Inequities Among Pregnant and Postpartum People

by WI Web Editor and Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, Director, CDC Division of Reproductive Health September 26, 2022September 26, 2022
Posted inHealth

The Love Delivered Doula Initiative Expands for Year Two

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inHealth

Study Finds Forced Sterilizations Legal in DC and Nation

by Jamila Bey March 4, 2022March 4, 2022
Dr. Felicia Lonice Hamilton, OB-GYN at MedStar Health in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Why Women Should Start Checking Their Own Breasts

by Natalie C. Hockaday October 27, 2021January 12, 2022
Posted inHealth

BWHI Tackles Uterine Fibroids, Rare Disease, Vaccine Distribution

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer February 3, 2021December 21, 2021
Former first lady Michelle Obama is a popular choice for keynote speaker at D.C. Democrats state convention next spring. (WI photo)
Posted inHealth, Lifestyle

Michelle Obama Opens Up About Menopause

by WI Guest Author August 14, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inColumnists, Financial Literacy

In March, We Celebrate Women

by WI Guest Author March 6, 2020December 21, 2021
Obria awarded a grant for teen pregnancy prevention and family planning funding. (Courtesy of Obria Medical Clinics)
Posted inHealth

Federally Funded Clinics Now Emphasize Abstinence

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021
Kay Ivey
Posted inHealth, National

Alabama Governor Signs Controversial Anti-Abortion Bill into Law

by WI Guest Author May 15, 2019December 21, 2021

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