Medical schools and teaching hospitals can support an inclusive democracy by encouraging civic engagement among students, staff, and patients. Nonpartisan voter registration is a simple yet effective way for these …
Understanding Black grief requires taking a long look at the historical and contemporary experiences around the issues of death. But troublingly, there is very little research conducted on Black grief …
Apr 07, 2023 BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK 2023 CAMPAIGN APRIL 11 – 17, 2023 The Black Maternal Health Week (#BMHW23) is an annual week-long public health campaign founded and led by the …
The Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality (OCPIM) announces the Community Partnership Fire Starter Birth Equity Funding Initiative. The targeted OCPIM regional-funded activities will begin Monday, May 1, 2023, with completion by Friday, May …
We were on our way to meet the family that would potentially adopt our infant daughter. The day was overcast, with ominous, steely low-hanging clouds that promised rain. My mother’s …
For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice. In a new policy announced Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said it …
In March 2017 my husband and I were excitedly expecting our second son and went in for our 20-week anatomy scan. However, the scan was quick and we were told …
I want you in my joy. But I needed you in my grief. I want you at my rainbow baby’s shower.At his first birthday.On FaceTime coffee dates on a random Sunday as …
A rainbow baby is, quite simply, a baby born or adopted directly after the loss of a child either in pregnancy or after birth. This term is a simple way …
Just so you know, I’m something of an expert on isolation. I’ve been social distancing since Sept 17th of last year. Not by my own choice, mind. You lot haven’t …
