Posted inFrom Other Nonprofit Media Her child was stillborn at 39 weeks. She blames a system that doesn’t always listen to mothers. by Duaa Eldeib 11/16/202202/06/2024
Posted inSecond Opinion Long work commutes of pregnant women linked to low birth weights by Susan Perry 04/02/201902/06/2024
Posted inSecond Opinion U.S. women are having fewer babies and at later ages, CDC report finds by Susan Perry 10/18/201802/06/2024
Posted inSecond Opinion Serious childbirth complications have risen dramatically in U.S., study finds by Susan Perry 09/10/201802/06/2024
Posted inSecond Opinion Erica Garner and Serena Williams’ stories underscore health inequalities facing black women by Susan Perry 01/26/201801/31/2018
Posted inSecond Opinion CDC: More and more women are entering pregnancy at unhealthy weights by Susan Perry 01/08/201801/08/2018
Posted inSecond Opinion More than half of U.S. rural counties have no hospital where women can give birth, U of M study finds by Susan Perry 09/06/201702/26/2018
Posted inSecond Opinion U.S. premature birthrate falls, along with labor inductions and C-sections by Susan Perry 08/04/201603/13/2017
Posted inSecond Opinion Teen birth rate plummets, including in Minnesota, to all-time low by Susan Perry 04/29/201604/29/2016
Posted inSecond Opinion ‘Vaginal seeding’ birthing trend may not be safe, doctors warn by Susan Perry 02/25/201603/15/2016
Posted inSecond Opinion Doula support is associated with lower rates of premature birth, say U of M researchers by Susan Perry 01/18/201609/06/2017
Posted inSecond Opinion St. Paul receives an ‘A,’ Minneapolis a ‘B’ for preventing premature births by Susan Perry 11/06/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Too many U.S. women are dying during childbirth. The problem is not the paperwork. by Susan Perry 06/12/201506/12/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Does eating the placenta after birth actually have health benefits? by Susan Perry 06/10/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Most women would be better off giving birth in U.K. than U.S., says American ob-gyn by Susan Perry 06/09/201506/09/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion John Oliver takes U.S. — and Minnesota — to task for refusing to mandate paid maternity leave by Susan Perry 05/12/201505/13/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion U.S. birth rates decline for 6th year in a row by Susan Perry 12/08/201412/08/2014
Posted inSecond Opinion Who owns your womb? A Q&A with U of M law professor Michele Goodwin by Susan Perry 07/07/201407/08/2014
Posted inSecond Opinion What about the mother’s life? Part 2 of a Q&A with Michele Goodwin by Susan Perry 07/06/201407/08/2014
Posted inSecond Opinion ’16 and Pregnant’ helped teen birthrate fall, research finds by Susan Perry 01/14/201401/14/2014