Posted inHealthcare They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies. by Shoshana Walter, Melissa Lewis, Najib Aminy, Ike Sriskandarajah, Nina Martin, Taki Telonidis, Nikki Frick, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Al Letson, Brett Myers, D. Victoria Baranetsky and Claire Mullen July 1, 2023September 12, 2023 Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.
Posted inReproductive Rights A Mother’s Worst Nightmare by Shoshana Walter and Melissa Lewis June 29, 2023July 21, 2023 Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your child.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health Care Reproducing racism by Priska Neely, Jen Chien, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Najib Aminy, Mwende Hinojosa, Al Letson and Amy Mostafa May 23, 2020July 1, 2021 As racial disparities in health come into the spotlight amid COVID-19, we explore how the legacy of racism affects maternal health in the U.S.
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