Posts Tagged ‘birthing’
Coalition Rally at State House Pushes Long-Term Commitment to Brown Health’s Newport Birthing Center
A State House rally highlights the next fight over Newport’s birthing center—long-term funding and stability—just days after plans to close it were reversed.
Read MoreTODAY – UPDATED! All-Community Rally to Save The Birthing Center at Newport Hospital
UPDATED: The Moms Over Margins Rally to save the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center is TODAY 7/29/2025 at 6PM. The location has CHANGED for great visibility up the road the NEWPORT CITY HALL on BROADWAY. Rally Speakers: Stephanie Smyth, City Councilor Cassie Voll, Moms Over Margins Co-Founder HEZ Resident K. Joseph Shekarchi, Rhode Island House…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The death of pregnancy – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD. contributing writer I believe the majority of us are aware of the death of fatherhood in our country. “Deadbeat Dads” are numerous, and sociologists give poverty a gender feminine – due to the number of single mothers in existence today. Motherhood has been “safe”, albeit until recently. In a video…
Read MoreDoulas make childbirth the normal healthy process it is
by Hilary Salk, guest editorial Providence, and Rhode Island, will support Doula services. I testified before the House Finance Committee at the State House on 3/10/20 to add my voice in support of the state providing medicaid coverage for doulas. My mother told me of her harrowing experience giving birth to me at Providence Lying-in…
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