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Addressing Transportation Barriers to Improve Healthcare Access in Arizona
https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/674794
Advancing Health Equity and Value-Based Care: A Mobile Approach
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
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A Brief History of Midwifery in America
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Clinical outcomes improve when patient’s and surgeon’s ethnicity match, study shows
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The Controversial Birth of American Gynecology
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'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC
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Governor Healey Signs Maternal Health Bill, Expanding Access to Midwifery, Birth Centers and Doulas in Massachusetts
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Governor Murphy Signs Bill Establishing Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
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Legislature Passes Comprehensive Maternal Health Bill
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Life Story: Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy
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Maternity Care Desert
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Maternal Mortality in the U.S Declined, though Disparities in the Black Population Persist
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Maternal Mortality Is on the Rise: 8 Things To Know
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Maternal Mortality: How the U.S. Compares to Other Rich Countries
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Preterm Birth
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The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-racist-history-of-abortion-and-midwifery-bans
Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
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State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/state-investigating-dallas-birth-center-midwives-following-multiple-complaints-from-patients/287-ea77eb18-c637-44d4-aaa2-fe8fd7a2fcef
The State of Telehealth Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/
U.S. maternal death rate increasing at an alarming rate
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/03/u-s-maternal-death-rate-increasing-at-an-alarming-rate/
Which states have the highest maternal mortality rates?
https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-maternal-mortality-rates/
Why Equitable Access to Vaginal Birth Requires Abolition of Race-Based Medicine
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Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD
https://faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-grunebaum/publications
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