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Opinion: NYS Must Revisit its Rushed Move to Legalize Surrogacy

By K Webster | July 7, 2020

New York’s bill ‘was passed without the women, whose lives will be most imperiled, being central to the discussion – in particular those women without race or economic clout, or connections to the political class.’

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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: It is Time for NYC to Reimagine Maternal and Newborn Care

By Carmen De La Rosa, Kristin Anderson and Shaun Abreu | June 9, 2020

‘Worldwide movements are underway to create a better post-pandemic world. We must also reimagine maternal and newborn care so that both are delivered more equitably and holistically.’

Health and Environment
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As Those Around Her Died, She Gave Birth During COVID-19

By Carol Almonte | June 3, 2020

As New York’s COVID-19 cases began to skyrocket in late March, the same hospitals that filled with the sick and dying were where at least 66 women were giving birth to their babies.

Health Disparities

Following Up: Council Acts to Shore Up Maternal Health in NYC

By Jarrett Murphy | October 18, 2018

The City Council passed a set of bills intended to at least partly address the problems of maternal morbidity and mortality, which, like so many health issues, disproportionately affect low-income women of color.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: The Fight Against Maternal Mortality Starts With Listening

By Helen Rosenthal | September 19, 2018

Every year in New York City, more than 3,000 women experience a life-threatening event during childbirth, and about 30 women die from a pregnancy-related cause.

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Food Program for Poor Families Tries to Boost Breastfeeding Rates

By David Brand | October 11, 2017

Though breastfeeding rates are up statewide, only a tiny proportion of new mothers breastfeed without using formula in many of New York City’s low-income communities. WIC is trying to change that.

Video: The Fight Against Severe Maternal Morbidity in Brooklyn

By Jarrett Murphy | June 21, 2017

City statistics indicate race, poverty, age, access to healthcare and even whether a patient really wanted to have a baby all have dramatic effects on the risks different women face. Neighborhoods also matter.

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Inside NYC’s Effort to Fight Depression After Childbirth

By Elizabeth Michaelson Monaghan | January 3, 2017

Over the course of pregnancy and the first postpartum year, one in seven women will suffer from depression. The city’s public hospitals are hoping to screen all mothers and prevent up to 3,000 cases annually, but that’s no simple task.

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When New Moms Get Sick, Race—and Hospitals—Matter

By Bob Kirsch | July 26, 2016

Maternal morbidity—moms who get really sick before or after childbirth, sometimes with years-long effects—is a growing problem in New York. Racial health disparities are part of the picture, but so is the uneven quality of the hospitals different communities use.

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