maternal mortality

Community Health

How Can Indiana Support New Moms And Babies? State Health Commissioner Weighs In

Panelists at Side Effects Public Media’s two-part Happier Birth Days conversation answered viewer questions about maternal and infant health disparities…
Inequities

For Black Women, Access To Birth Control Comes With Heavy Baggage

Lauren Bavis

Some doctors see access to birth control as a tool in the fight to decrease maternal and infant mortality. Indiana has one of the nation’s worst rates of…
How One Illinois Nonprofit Supports New Mothers, Promotes Safe Sleep

Christine Herman

Across much of the Midwest, maternal and infant death rates are high—especially among African-Americans. So doctors, public health agencies and non-profit…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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