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Health equity director, Healthy Birth Day Inc.

WEBContact: [email protected]. Three days after giving birth to her daughter, Jaira, in July 2022, Jodi Long was diagnosed with postpartum preeclampsia, a …

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PART ONE: 20 years of decline: Iowa’s dwindling birthing …

WEBIn 2000, 77 of 99 Iowa counties had at least one birthing center available. By 2010 closures had reduced that number to 62, and as of April 2021, only 46 counties in …

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‘We need to change the conversation’: How three Iowans are …

WEBWhen analyzing the data, Johnson stresses the need to look at the broad picture of health by examining outcomes and behaviors and determining if disparities …

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Women-led businesses more likely to offer caregiving benefits as a

WEBBy Emily Kestel, Fearless editor . Call it what you want – a “labor shortage” or a “reassessment of work in America” – but companies are finding that in order to …

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‘Stopping at disparities helps no one:’ How the

WEBBy Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor. Last year, Olivia Samples had a dream of starting a conference around Black maternal health. Samples, a nonbinary Des …

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Health, work-life balance remain barriers for women, survey …

WEBThis coverage is from the Business Record’s annual survey on women’s and gender issues as part of our Fearless initiative. While nonscientific, we believe the …

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SERIES: 20 years of decline: Iowa’s dwindling birthing units

WEBPART ONE: Communities, hospitals and doctors seek solutions amid Iowa’s changing maternal health and economic landscapes that drove the loss of 40 birthing …

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Leading Fearlessly: Isn’t it about time to challenge imposter …

WEBToday’s workforce is the most diverse it’s ever been, with projections of continued growth into 2050 and beyond. As these individuals continue to progress in …

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PART THREE: 20 years of decline: Iowa’s dwindling birthing units

WEBEditor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series focusing on the closure of birthing units in Iowa, the factors driving the trend and how it is changing maternal …

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TERESA ZILK: ‘I just get up every day and live my life’

WEBPublished by Emily Kestel on November 11, 2021. As told to Emily Kestel. Teresa Zilk is a mental health advocate and the founder of Stories To Tell My Daughter, …

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Entering year three of COVID-19, Central Iowa physicians reflect …

WEB‘The compassion fatigue has set in’ Dr. Aneesa Afroze stands for a portrait at MercyOne Des Moines in 2021. Photo by Emily Kestel. Dr. Aneesa Afroze is an …

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Bringing her full self to work: Munirah Khairuddin

WEBToday, Munirah fearlessly brings her full self to work—in a job that spans the globe then brings her back home again. “I travel to London, New York, Japan, China,” …

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After Sharon Malheiro’s death, Iowa’s LGBTQ community

WEBPublished by Nicole Grundmeier on June 19, 2023. Sometimes it seemed as if Sharon Malheiro was everyone’s mom. “When she died, it felt like, ‘Well, Mom is gone, …

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Trends for health conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth in

WEBBy Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor. Millennial women are experiencing some of the highest increases in health conditions that could lead to higher risks of pregnancy …

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‘We are in more need of normalcy than anyone else’: Two

WEBAneesa Afroze is the infectious disease consulting physician, president of medical staff and director for antimicrobial stewardship at MercyOne and is responsible …

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The Beacon expands its mission of assisting women to those …

WEBThe new approach with diverting women to the Beacon could mean better outcomes for women. But another selling point the Beacon is emphasizing is that its …

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COURAGEOUS MELISSA VINE

WEBMelissa Vine is the executive director of Beacon of Life, a nonprofit that serves women in the Des Moines community who are experiencing homelessness due …

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Iowa companies weigh in on impact of Roe v. Wade decision on

WEBGuest Opinion Essay: The treasure inside my grandma’s jewelry box After her funeral in 2011 we opened her jewelry box. We found her watch, several copper …

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Guest opinion: Iowa should safely reduce C-section rates to …

WEBWhile we see regular news coverage about challenges accessing maternal health care in Iowa and the related racial disparities, I rarely see the mention of higher …

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