Gov. Schwarzenegger Vetoes Anti-Shackling Bill
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed AB 1900, a bill requiring the Corrections Standards Authority to develop standards on the shackling of pregnant … More
Monthly Archives: September 2010
New Report on Progress and Gaps in Women’s Health Research
The Institute of Medicine has published a new report, Women’s Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise, which discusses conditions on which women's health … More
NLIRH Explores Barriers to Abortion for Latinas
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health released a new report, Latina Immigrant Women's Access To Abortion: Insights from Interviews with Latina Grasstops … More
Quick Hit: Amnesty International Unveils Maternal Death Clock
From Amnesty International: Beginning September 20 at 9 a.m. EST, the start of the Millennium Development Goals Summit, the Maternal Death Clock began … More
Quick Hit: WHO Releases New Report on Worldwide Maternal Deaths
The World Health Organization, with UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank, has released a new report on trends in global maternal mortality from … More
CDC Releases Breastfeeding Report Card: Initiation is Up, but Continuation is Stagnant
The CDC released a new breastfeeding report card [PDF] yesterday, reporting that 3 out of 4 new mothers in the now U.S. start … More
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of attending a talk by Rebecca Skloot, author of recently published book, The Immortal Life of … More
The Ever-rising Cesarean Rate
A recent New York Times piece, Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor, discusses a study on cesearean section by the Consortium on … More
Our Book, Their Inspiration: Riffing on “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
Over the years, the book "Our Bodies, Ourselves" has inspired more than simply an enlightened perspective on women's health -- it has also … More
Government Report Outlines Health Status of “Older Americans”
I missed this earlier in the summer, but wanted to let you know about a government report, Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of … More