This story was originally published byThe Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. It is a project for the USC Annenberg Centerfor Health Journalism’s ...

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McKayla Lee / Underscore News Pregnancy-related traumas can be not only physical, emotional and spiritual, but also intergenerational, particularly for Indigenous people who have endured a history of ...

It’s the middle of the night, and Autumn Cavender drives down a country road through the pitch-black darkness. It’s a familiar routine for Cavender, who explains that most babies are born between 11 p ...

For Indigenous people, having culturally competent care throughout the entire pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period goes even further. By intimately understanding the community they serve, ...

Pregnancy-related traumas can be not only physical, emotional and spiritual, but also intergenerational, particularly for Indigenous people who have endured a history of colonization, genocide, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the day Livia Marati was due to give birth, Typhoon Mawar barreled toward Guam. Anyone more than 36 weeks pregnant was ...

Stephanne Rupnicki, left, teaches breastfeeding best practice to an Indigenous mom. Rupnicki is on the forefront of an effort to train Indigenous doulas to help curtail rising maternal mortality rates ...

Members and supporters of the Birth Justice Collaborative at the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee. (Photo courtesy Birth Justice Collaborative) This is your first of three free ...

On the day Livia Marati was due to give birth, Typhoon Mawar barreled toward Guam. Anyone more than 36 weeks pregnant was instructed by the governor’s office to make their way to the island’s only ...