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shows a woman in an orange jumpsuit, sitting on a bed, shackled. she's in a cell that has a sink and toilet.
Posted inPrison Health

Woman sues NC state prison system for mistreatment while pregnant

by Elizabeth Thompson May 25, 2022May 24, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson It’s been two and a half years since Tracey Edwards went through a pregnancy, labor and birth while incarcerated at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. The suffering she experienced during her birth process still keeps her up at night. That experience is behind the lawsuit she filed last year against […]

A newborn is visible and in the background, there's a hospital bed with the mom
Posted inGender health

NC doulas guide new parents through birth and beyond

by Elizabeth Thompson January 12, 2022January 11, 2022
An African-American man stands on a stage where he talks about his wife's death. Maternal health was the topic of a meeting in Raleigh last week.
Posted inGender health

#ListenToBlackWomen: Maternal and infant health care advocates tell North Carolina

by Anne Blythe December 10, 2019December 9, 2019
A young woman is hugging her toddler in a pumpkin field. She is Madavia Johnson of Clayton N.C. and her story of how her Medicaid coverage ended before she could get help for her postpartum anxiety makes up the first few paragraphs of the story.
Posted inMedicaid

Medicaid tweak might offer means to improve U.S. maternal health

by Kaiser Health News November 22, 2019November 19, 2019

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