Monday, October 2, 2023

Tag: pregnancy

The side of abortion you don’t see: A doula’s perspective

Rachel Behling, 38, helps people who undergo abortions. She has counseled thousands of them in the last nine years.

Maternal deaths in Miami Dade are increasing at a higher rate...

The maternal death rate in the United States increased by almost 20% in 2020, the highest among the 10 economically developed countries....

Price hike: Demand for housing impacts South Miami-Dade

Due in part to out-of-state buyers, people in the market to buy a home for the first time are facing challenges-- even in the...

Hialeah’s expectant mothers seek another hospital after maternity ward closing

When Hialeah Hospital announced it would shut down its maternity ward, one expectant mother was left wondering how her baby, who was due in...

New parents discuss birth during the pandemic (includes video story)

COVID-19 brought a lot of uncertainty this year. Having to adjust to this new normal has created a sense of concern for new and...

Pregnancy during a pandemic: a difficult time for doulas

April Dawn, a Central Florida doula, has been coaching pregnant women through childbirth since high school. She remembers back to the beginning of COVID-19...

The pandemic pregnancy: a weakened immune system and no playbook

To protect themselves and their babies from the coronavirus, many pregnant women have isolated themselves at a time during which they expected support from...

Estefania Fernandez, 31

Estefania Fernandez is a nurse practitioner at the University of California, San Diego, working in the obstetrics and gynecology department. She graduated from the Washington...