Women
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Sisters-Turned-Co-Founders Raise $2.4M For Their Health Tech Startup To Improve Pre- And Postnatal Care For Black Women
[ad_1] Founded in 2023 and inspired by Dr. Kara-Newton’s experience with undiagnosed preeclampsia during the birth of her son, Aster…
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Arlington Links Chapter to host virtual heart health awareness event
[ad_1] By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com The Arlington Links hosts their staple Red Dress event to address heart health annually.…
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Colorado doctor works to raise awareness about Black maternal health disparities: “More needs to be done”
[ad_1] Dr. Dawn Owens Robinson has worked as an OB-GYN for over 23 years. “My grandmothers were nurses, so I…
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The US Remains a Grim Leader in Preterm Births. Why? And Can We Fix It?
[ad_1] Tamara Etienne’s second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days — exacerbated by a first…
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Michael Strahan, athletes discuss mental health in the Black community
[ad_1] Often lost in the bright shine of athletic celebrity stardom are the deep human pains that can weigh on…
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Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Tara Ervin will never forget the week her sister Kelly died. It was July 1996…
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CDC Foundation’s Live to the Beat campaign spotlights cardiovascular disease in Black women, issuing a call-to-action to help Black women prioritize self-care for their own heart health
[ad_1] ATLANTA , Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports heart disease kills more…
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High Blood Pressure in Young Black Women Sends Stroke Risks Soaring
[ad_1] By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter HealthDay FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black American women have much higher…
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Black Women’s Platform Gets $40K Grant
[ad_1] by Stacy Jackson February 1, 2024 Birth By Us hopes to drive meaningful progress in maternal health equity for…
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Black women under 35 with high blood pressure may have triple the risk of stroke, study says
[ad_1] Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 may have triple the risk of having a stroke by…
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