CBC British ColumbiaApr 27
Facing rural realities and mistrust in hospitals, these women turned to home births
Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the challenges of accessing maternal medicine in rural B.C., and a growing online freebirthing community suggest more women are choosing this route.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/freebirthing-rural-maternal-medicine-9.7172199?cmp=rss
CBC HealthApr 26
Facing rural realities and mistrust in hospitals, these women turned to home births
Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the challenges of accessing maternal medicine in rural B.C., and a growing online freebirthing community suggest more women are choosing this route.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/freebirthing-rural-maternal-medicine-9.7172199?cmp=rss
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Apr 3
“In 1980, China’s #infantmortality rate was roughly five times that of the #UnitedStates. Today, it is about half that of the US.” #China open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]Mar 26

Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/world/americas/cubas-health-system-us-oil-blockade.html

Mathrubhumi EnglishJan 23
A complaint in Chavakkad alleges that a newborn died due to lack of medical care after a home delivery in Edakkazhiyoor. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/chavakkad-newborn-death-home-delivery-neglect-km7v4vtt?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Chavakkad #KeralaHealth #NewbornDeath #InfantMortality
The Whore of BlahbylonJan 16

The Right is obsessed with manufacturing reality for your consumption.

#KristiNoem #SouthDakota #InfantMortality #TheyAreNotProLife
#RightWingLies

Headlines AfricaJan 12
Africa: Africa's Hidden Stillbirth Crisis - New Report Exposes Major Policy, Data Gaps: [Daily News] Africa -- NEARLY one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQHnsP #StillbirthAwareness #MaternalHealth #AfricanHealth #InfantMortality #HealthcarePolicy
Show threadJune BlueSpruceDec 20
@georgetakei This is #institutionalracism . The rates of maternal and infant mortality are much higher for BIPOC women than white women. And way too high overall - higher than any other developed nation - but disproportionately so. It’s #eugenics .
#racism #MaternalInfantHealth #maternalmortality #infantMortality #rfkjr #Healthcare
The New Yorker [Unofficial]Nov 11

The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-hidden-devastation-of-hurricanes

Bruce MirkenSep 25, 2025

"Though the #GOP likes to consider itself pro-family, the maternal and #InfantMortality data across the United States tells a different tale. The policies enacted by Republican state legislatures strongly contribute to the poor maternal and infant #health outcomes in these jurisdictions.

"This has been true for a very long time. But #Trump’s war on public health is making things a whole lot worse, a whole lot more quickly." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-tylenol-rfk-childrens-health/#