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Home » maternal health

Tag: maternal health

Posted inHealth & Wellness

Brooklyn Black Maternal Health Forum Shows How Women Are Fighting for Their Lives in NYC Hospitals

by Jessy Edwards May 5, 2021May 7, 2021

Ashley Adams-Forbes never imagined herself as a statistic. But when she was forced to fight for a life-saving scan last year, ignored by doctors for days as her pain intensified, it opened her eyes to the reality of giving birth in New York as a woman of color. “It was the scariest experience of my […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness

Brownsville Health Clinic to Close if State Funding Not Allocated in This Week

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 1, 2021April 13, 2021
Oula; Brooklyn Heights; Pregancy; COVID-19
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Oula Aims to Give Brooklyn Women Access to Quality Maternity Care

by Kimberlean Donis March 9, 2021March 10, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Senator Julia Salazar Is Giving $3.5M to Woodhull Hospital to Improve Services for Women

by Brooklyn Reader January 13, 2021January 15, 2021
racial disparities in maternal health
Posted inLocal Voices

Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality

by Local Voices August 17, 2020January 28, 2021
The city's highest rates of maternal mortality are found in Brooklyn neighborhoods like East New York and Brownsville.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Adams Hosts Forum on Maternal Health Disparities in East Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt January 17, 2019January 28, 2021
"Mother's Day" Legislation package
Posted inProspect Heights

New Cumbo Legislation Ushers in an Early ‘Mother’s Day’ in NYC

by Andrea Leonhardt October 19, 2018January 28, 2021
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