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Woman gives birth on sidewalk just feet outside of birthing center

HILLSBORO, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) — A woman gave birth to her son on a sidewalk just feet away from a birthing center. Mercedes Bolden and her husband were driving to the Alabama Birth Center in ...
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'Black women have been screaming into the void for years.' Mothers are dying unnecessary.

Danielle P. Tong is executive director of CelebrateOne. Former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal Anderson died March 20 after giving birth to her daughter, Charlotte Willow, who was stillborn.
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“Quiet Down And Stop Screaming”: Women Share 83 Awful Things They Were Told After Birth

Giving birth is no easy feat: it’s raw, exhausting, and life-changing all at once. But for some moms, the hardest part isn’t just the birth itself, it’s the bizarre things people feel the need to say ...
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‘Of Course it Hurts’: Croatia Failing Women During Childbirth

Intrusive, outdated and sometimes harmful procedures during childbirth remain routine in Croatian hospitals, where standards of care vary wildly and veer from WHO recommendations. Marija was under no ...