Tag Archives: Pregnancy and Childbirth

The New York Times 9:32 pm on March 16, 2023
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N. Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Ban; Says Constitution Protects Procedure

The court’s opinion is not the final word on the case, but it upheld a lower court’s decision to suspend the state’s abortion ban.

#abortion, #burgum-douglas, #burleigh-county-nd, #center-for-reproductive-rights, #minnesota, #north-dakota, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #red-river-womens-clinic, #supreme-courts-state

The New York Times 4:01 am on March 16, 2023
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Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women

In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures. Here’s how one family coped after the virus threatened a pregnant mother.

#babies-and-infants, #birth-rates, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-delta-variant, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deaths-fatalities, #disease-rates, #indiana, #maternal-mortality, #national-center-for-health-statistics, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #premature-babies, #united-states, #vaccination-and-immunization, #women-and-girls, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 4:01 am on March 16, 2023
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Pregnancy and Covid: What Women Need to Know

A pregnant woman is more likely to develop serious Covid-19 and to die of it. Several factors amplify the risks.

#content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deaths-fatalities, #maternal-mortality, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #respiratory-diseases, #vaccination-and-immunization, #women-and-girls, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 3:08 pm on March 14, 2023
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Her Doctor Said Her Illness Was All in Her Head. This Scientist Was Determined to Find the Truth.

After enduring severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, the geneticist Marlena Fejzo made finding the cause of her condition, hyperemesis gravidarum, her life’s work.

#fejzo-marlena, #genetics-and-heredity, #hyperemesis-gravidarum, #miscarriages, #morning-sickness, #nausea, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #research, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 12:02 am on March 14, 2023
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Abortion Opponents Want to Make Women Afraid to Get Help From Their Friends

A wrongful-death lawsuit in Texas is an act of intimidation.

#abortion, #abortion-drugs, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-supreme-court-decision, #law-and-legislation, #mitchell-jonathan-f-1976, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #texas

The New York Times 4:44 pm on March 10, 2023
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A (Literal) Passport Out of Russia: Give Birth in Argentina

Since the Ukraine war, pregnant Russians have been flocking to the South American country where obtaining citizenship is relatively easy — if your child is born there.

#argentina, #buenos-aires-argentina, #citizenship-and-naturalization, #passports, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #putin-vladimir-v, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 1:17 am on March 8, 2023
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Preterm Birth Drug Withdrawn After 12 Years

The F.D.A. seemed poised to rescind approval of Makena, after studies over time indicated the treatment did not halt early childbirth for many women.

#babies-and-infants, #covis-pharma-group, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #food-and-drug-administration, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #premature-babies, #recalls-and-bans-of-products

The New York Times 12:37 am on March 8, 2023
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Florida Republicans Propose 6-Week Abortion Ban

The bills would tighten the current 15-week limit and offer narrow exceptions. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he welcomed “pro-life legislation.”

#abortion, #desantis-ron, #florida, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

The New York Times 2:57 am on March 7, 2023
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Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban

The women, backed by an abortion-rights group, say they were denied abortions under state law despite risks to themselves and their fetuses that made the procedure a medical necessity.

#abortion, #center-for-reproductive-rights, #dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-supreme-court-decision, #paxton-ken, #polls-and-public-opinion, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #states-us, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #texas

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 4, 2023
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How the Fall of Roe Turned North Carolina Into an Abortion Destination

The state, surrounded by neighbors with abortion bans and restrictions, has had a 37 percent rise in abortions since the constitutional right to abortion was overturned.

#abortion, #north-carolina, #planned-parenthood-federation-of-america, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 2, 2023
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Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds

Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #nature-medicine-journal, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #premature-babies, #research, #your-feed-healthcare, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:16 pm on February 26, 2023
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Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units

Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.

#babies-and-infants, #birth-rates, #discrimination, #finances, #hospitals, #insurance, #maternal-mortality, #medicaid, #minorities, #miscarriages, #native-americans, #nursing-and-nurses, #parenting, #poverty, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #rural-areas, #washington-state, #women-and-girls, #yakama-indian-reservation-wash, #yakima-wash, #yakima-river-valley-wash, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 1:06 am on February 23, 2023
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Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled

Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.

#abortion, #australia, #birth-rates, #black-people, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-fatalities, #developing-countries, #europe, #far-east-south-and-southeast-asia-and-pacific-areas, #maternal-mortality, #native-americans, #new-zealand, #north-america, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #south-asia, #world-health-organization, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 15, 2023
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Many Personal Care Products Contain Harmful Chemicals. Here’s What to Do About It.

Take these small steps to lower your exposure.

#babies-and-infants, #beauty-salons, #cancer, #chemicals, #children-and-childhood, #cleansers-detergents-and-soaps, #coal, #cosmetics-and-toiletries, #deodorants, #dyes-and-dyestuffs, #estrogen, #formaldehyde, #hair, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #hormones, #labeling-and-labels-product, #nails-body-part, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #perfumes-and-fragrances, #plastics, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #recalls-and-bans-of-products, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #reproductive-system-human, #research, #shampoos-and-hair-products, #skin, #sperm, #toothbrushes-and-toothpaste, #triclocarban, #triclosan, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 8, 2023
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In Rural Ukraine, a Mobile Clinic Provides Medicine and Hope

A mobile clinic is trying to restore medical services to villages once occupied by Russian forces as fighting rages nearby. “They’ll never beat our people,” a specialist with the team said.

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #defense-and-military-forces, #kharkiv-ukraine, #levkivka, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ukraine, #united-nations-population-fund, #vis-photo

The New York Times 12:17 pm on February 5, 2023
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Silent Suffering

Menopause has long been a taboo topic. Talking about it can help women learn more about an overlooked treatment.

#doctors, #estrogen, #internal-storyline-no, #menopause, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 23, 2023
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A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes

Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.

#anesthesia-and-anesthetics, #bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn-ny, #black-people, #brooklyn-nyc, #caesarean-section, #discrimination, #hospitals, #new-york-city, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #woodhull-medical-center

The New York Times 11:00 am on January 22, 2023
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Early Abortion Looks Nothing Like What You’ve Been Told

We are primary care physicians who perform abortions. This fall, we published images of early pregnancy tissue. People were shocked by what they saw.

#abortion, #dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-supreme-court-decision, #doctors, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #texas, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 22, 2023
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I.V.F. Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government

China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.

#birth-rates, #china, #denmark, #in-vitro-fertilization, #infertility, #population, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #reproduction-biological

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 20, 2023
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Republicans Under Pressure as Anti-Abortion Activists Call for a National Ban

Activists are pushing for tougher abortion restrictions, while politicians fear turning off swing voters who don’t support strict limits like a national ban.

#abortion, #conservatism-us-politics, #dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-supreme-court-decision, #law-and-legislation, #midterm-elections-2022, #pence-mike, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #presidential-election-of-2024, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 18, 2023
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Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’

A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks for solutions in a benefit largely associated with affluent white women.

#american-college-of-obstetricians-and-gynecologists, #babies-and-infants, #black-people, #caesarean-section, #discrimination, #maternal-mortality, #midwives-and-doulas, #preeclampsia, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 18, 2023
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Does the War Over Abortion Have a Future?

The issue is no longer a political hammer for the right.

#abortion, #house-of-representatives, #midterm-elections-2022, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #supreme-court-us, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #womens-rights

The New York Times 8:00 am on January 17, 2023
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Global Push to Treat H.I.V. Leaves Children Behind

Sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, but young patients are harder to reach and 100,000 are dying of AIDS each year

#acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome, #africa, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #kenya, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #tests-medical, #unaids, #united-nations-childrens-fund

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 31, 2022
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Their Mothers Were Teenagers. They Didn’t Want That for Themselves.

Teen pregnancies have plummeted, as has child poverty. The result is a profound change in the forces that bring opportunity between generations.

#birth-control-and-family-planning, #poverty, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #teenage-pregnancy, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #vis-photo, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 8:37 pm on December 23, 2022
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The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills

Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.

#abortion, #abortion-drugs, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #conservatism-us-politics, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #food-and-drug-administration, #foundation-consumer-healthcare-kelsoco-lp, #internal-sub-only, #labeling-and-labels-product, #national-institutes-of-health, #plan-b-contraceptive, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #romney-mitt

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 23, 2022
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7 Women on Egg Freezing: Hope, Regret, Uncertainty

Ten years have passed since the procedure’s “experimental” label was lifted. The Times heard from hundreds of patients about their experiences.

#egg-donation-and-freezing, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #reproduction-biological, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 14, 2022
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Does American Society Need Abortion?

Is nothing else so important as to continue ensuring that thousands of unborn lives can be ended in utero every year?

#abortion, #akerlof-george-a, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #birth-rates, #child-custody-and-support, #children-and-childhood, #ireland, #labor-and-jobs, #parenting, #population, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #reeves-richard-1936, #rethinking-sex-a-provocation-book, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #single-parents, #supreme-court-us, #united-states, #united-states-economy, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights, #yellen-janet-l

The New York Times 3:17 pm on December 8, 2022
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A Plea From Experts to Pregnant Women: Get Vaccinated Against Covid

Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to them.

#babies-and-infants, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #influenza, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #vaccination-and-immunization, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 8, 2022
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The (Incomplete) Revolution in Counting Abortions

Researchers know more than before, but incomplete data is still an issue as more women try to sidestep restrictions.

#abortion, #abortion-drugs, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #states-us, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 29, 2022
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Was She Ready to Be a Mother? A Judge Got to Decide.

As abortion access dwindles, America’s ‘parental involvement’ laws weigh even more heavily on teenagers — who may need a court’s permission to end their pregnancies.

#abortion, #adoptions, #law-and-legislation, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #teenage-pregnancy, #texas

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 26, 2022
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They Were Surrogates. Now They Must Raise the Children.

In Cambodia’s weak legal system, surrogacy exists in a gray market, endangering all involved when political conditions suddenly shift and criminal charges follow.

#babies-and-infants, #cambodia, #law-and-legislation, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #surrogate-motherhood

The New York Times 12:14 pm on November 13, 2022
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While Abortion Rights Shrink in U.S., This Small Country Expanded Access

The West African nation of Benin adopted one of the continent’s most liberal laws on abortion last year after hearing testimony from gynecologists about women dying from illegal abortions.

#abortion, #benin, #gynecology-and-gynecologists, #planned-parenthood-federation-of-america, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #talon-patrice, #womens-rights

The New York Times 11:00 am on November 6, 2022
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The Sunday Read: ‘Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Are Learning the Truth’

Thousands of Spanish children were taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. This is Ana Belén Pintado’s story.

#babies-and-infants, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #robberies-and-thefts, #roman-catholic-church, #spain

The New York Times 10:27 pm on November 4, 2022
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‘Design Mom’ Gabrielle Blair Pivots to Politics

After 16 years of making a name for herself as a blogger and home decor expert, Design Mom has written her manifesto — about reproductive health.

#abortion, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-personal-profile, #families-and-family-life, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #social-media, #sperm, #womens-rights

The New York Times 8:00 pm on November 2, 2022
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The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant

When Amy Pittman had a miscarriage, she grieved her loss — and tried to move on. But the internet wouldn’t let her.

#computers-and-the-internet, #dating-and-relationships, #love-emotion, #miscarriages, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

The New York Times 3:58 pm on November 1, 2022
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A Surge of Overseas Abortion Pills Blunted the Effects of State Abortion Bans

New data suggests that abortion has declined about 2 percent in the U.S. since the end of Roe, accounting for people who traveled across state lines or ordered pills online.

#abortion, #abortion-drugs, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #law-and-legislation, #miscarriages, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision, #states-us, #telemedicine, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 3:06 pm on October 27, 2022
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OB-GYN Residency Programs Face Tough Choice on Abortion Training

Many residency programs for obstetricians and gynecologists are in a risky position, caught between state abortion bans and accreditation requirements.

#abortion, #accreditation, #colleges-and-universities, #law-and-legislation, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #states-us, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 21, 2022
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Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women

Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment.

#buprenorphine-drug, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #indian-health-service, #justice-department, #opioids-and-opiates, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #veterans-affairs-department, #women-and-girls, #your-feed-healthcare, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 11:25 pm on October 19, 2022
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Politician, Thy Name Is Hypocrite

A rape-or-incest exception to anti-abortion laws isn’t humanitarian. It’s a meaningless rhetorical ploy.

#abortion, #bolduc-donald-c-1962, #elections-senate, #incest, #law-and-legislation, #midterm-elections-2022, #oz-mehmet-c, #politics-and-government, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #religion-and-belief, #republican-party, #ronchetti-mark, #senate, #sex-crimes, #vance-j-d, #womens-rights

The New York Times 3:23 pm on October 19, 2022
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FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market

The agency has weighed years of study that showed the treatment given accelerated approval 11 years ago was not effective.

#babies-and-infants, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #food-and-drug-administration, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #premature-babies, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry

The New York Times 2:36 pm on October 16, 2022
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How Ukraine’s Surrogate Mothers Have Survived the War

When Russia invaded, Ukraine’s once-booming surrogacy industry seemed at risk of collapsing. But surrogate mothers and agencies have managed to continue deliveries, and clients are arriving again to pick up their children.

#babies-and-infants, #kharkiv-ukraine, #kyiv-ukraine, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #surrogate-motherhood, #ukraine

The New York Times 10:39 am on October 12, 2022
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A Republican Burden

Banning abortion is weighing on the party.

#abortion, #graham-lindsey, #internal-storyline-no, #midterm-elections-2022, #pregnancy-and-childbirth

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 10, 2022
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Flu Shot: What to Know About Side Effects, Protection and Timing

And everything else you’ve been wondering about this annual vaccine.

#babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-fatalities, #elderly, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #immune-system, #influenza, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #seasons-and-months, #vaccination-and-immunization, #viruses

The New York Times 2:33 pm on October 7, 2022
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An Abortion Ban With Unexpected Consequences for Older Mothers

Older women are more likely to carry fetuses with genetic disorders that often can’t be detected until 15 weeks of pregnancy, beyond the limit set in a Senate proposal.

#abortion, #age-chronological, #birth-rates, #down-syndrome, #graham-lindsey, #law-and-legislation, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #prenatal-testing, #republican-party, #senate, #tests-and-examinations, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #women-and-girls, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 5, 2022
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What Do the Physical Costs of Pregnancy Mean for the Abortion Debate? //alt: Pregnancy Can Be an Ordeal. What Does that Mean for the Abortion Debate?

On the argument that childbearing’s trauma justifies abortion rights.

#abortion, #atwood-margaret, #babies-and-infants, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #foster-diana-greene, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

The New York Times 2:09 pm on October 3, 2022
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Your Medical Test Results Are Available. But Do You Want to View Them?

The 21st Century Cures Act gave patients easy access to their health information. Now, some diagnoses delivered without context are causing high anxiety.

#american-medical-assn, #computers-and-the-internet, #doctors, #law-and-legislation, #mychart-epic-systems-corp, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #tests-medical

The New York Times 3:58 pm on September 27, 2022
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The Stolen Babies of Spain

Under Francisco Franco’s rule, thousands of newborns were secretly taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. Now they are beginning to uncover their own histories.

#adoptions, #babies-and-infants, #franco-francisco, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #madrid-spain, #nuns, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #spain, #spanish-civil-war-1936-39

The New York Times 6:29 pm on September 23, 2022
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‘Sobering’ Study Shows Challenges of Egg Freezing

Data from a fertility center showed many women did not get pregnant because of the age at which they froze their eggs and because they did not preserve enough of them.

#babies-and-infants, #egg-donation-and-freezing, #fertility-and-sterility-journal, #in-vitro-fertilization, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #research, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 3:48 pm on September 23, 2022
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Some Women Fear Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Agenda Will Set Italy Back

Some fear that the hard-right politician, whose party is expected to be the big winner in the election on Sunday, will continue policies that have kept women back.

#abortion, #berlusconi-silvio, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #birth-rates, #brothers-of-italy-italian-political-party, #child-care, #day-care-centers, #discrimination, #elections, #families-and-family-life, #forza-italia, #labor-and-jobs, #league-italian-political-party, #meloni-giorgia-1977, #parenting, #politics-and-government, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #salvini-matteo, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights, #work-life-balance

The New York Times 9:29 pm on September 14, 2022
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Lindsey Graham’s Unbelievably Cruel Abortion Ban

Either he doesn’t know how pregnancy works, or he doesn’t care.

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