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  • In one of the worst regions to have a baby, southern universities bet big on midwives

    Anna Claire Vollers

    October 17, 2022 |

    Reckon |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    Nurse-midwifery programs, like the one at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, are working to build a workforce of nurse-midwives in Southern maternal care deserts. Greater demand for midwifery care yields an opportunity for universities to step in and fill that void in the labor force by creating nurse-midwife graduate programs.

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  • How Volunteers Open Their Homes to Women Seeking Abortions

    Ronda Kaysen

    October 15, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Midwest Access Coalition in Chicago and the Haven Coalition in New York are two organizations that have spent years building out a network of vetted volunteers they can rely on to provide a safe, comfortable place to stay for those seeking an out-of-state abortion. In July 2020, the Chicago organization served 40 clients. This July, following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the organization served 200 clients.

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  • High cost of prosthetics and child amputees' strive for a normal life

    Kenneth Olajide Anne Pede Rose Owole

    October 13, 2022 |

    NewsWire NGR |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Irede Foundation provides recycled prosthetics and other walking aids for children ages 18 and under with congenital limb deformities, as prosthetics can be extremely expensive. The Foundation also works to empower child amputees to live their lives to the fullest via mentoring and coaching sessions. The Foundation has provided 147 limbs to 103 children since its inception in 2012.

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  • The New Abortion Underground

    Stephania Taladrid David Remnick

    October 10, 2022 |

    WNYC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    By working with a nonprofit, Las Libres, in Guanajuato, Mexico, volunteers are helping women access medication for abortions for free. Las Libres organizes the supply chain to get the medication to those in need in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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  • The Post-Roe Abortion Underground

    Stephania Taladrid

    October 10, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    The nonprofit Las Libres in Guanajuato, Mexico, helps women access medication for abortions for free. By working with volunteers like the Old Hippies of San Miguel de Allende, the organization delivers the medication to distributors in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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  • Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

    Alina Tugend

    October 06, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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  • Clubfoot Feature Story

    Byamukama Alozious

    October 05, 2022 |

    Maama FM 101.7 |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

    The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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  • HelpMum is training traditional birth attendants to mitigate maternal mortality

    Abiodun Jamiu

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    HelpMum works to reduce maternal and infant mortality by training community birth attendants on modern and safe delivery methods, as most traditional birth attendants lack proper training. Along with training sessions, the group also provides birth kits, or resources to help with the delivery process. So far, HelpMum is present in six states and has trained over 2,000 community health workers.

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  • Hello Mama: The 'Magic Phone Doctor' Pregnant Nigerian Women Wish Stayed

    Umo Akwang

    October 04, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hello Mama was a mobile messaging program launched in Nigeria to send health tips and advice to pregnant women to help prevent child and maternal deaths.

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  • Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

    Emily Bazelon

    October 04, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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