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House Republicans’ ACA Replacement Plan ‘Raises More Questions than it Answers’ Ness Says
February 16, 2017
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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First-Ever NQF-Endorsed Contraceptive Quality Measures a ‘Welcome Step Forward for Women’s Health,’ Ness Says
January 12, 2017
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Senate Budget Resolution ‘Threatens Women’s Health and Economic Security,’ Ness Says
January 3, 2017
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines: A Huge Contribution to Women’s Health that Should Not Be Politicized
December 20, 2016
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Improve Information on Women’s Preventive, Reproductive Health Care in the ACA’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage, Women’s Health Group Urges
March 28, 2016
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Women’s Health Leader Urges House to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Give More Babies a Healthy Start
March 3, 2016
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Widespread Insurance Coverage of Doula Care Would Reduce Costs, Improve Maternal and Infant Health
January 5, 2016
Leading Maternity Care Experts Release Issue Brief Encouraging Medicaid and Private Insurers to Cover Doula Care
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Supreme Court’s Ruling in Young v. UPS is “Good News” for Pregnant Workers, Women’s Leader Says
March 25, 2015
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Women’s Health Leader Praises Lawmakers for Reintroducing Legislation to Give More Babies a Healthy Start
February 11, 2015
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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New Scientific Report: Unnecessary Medical Interventions in Labor and Delivery May be Putting Mothers, Babies at Risk
January 13, 2015
Comprehensive Report Examines the Science on the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing and Its Implications for Women, Babies and Maternity Care
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“Women’s Health, Economic Security and Equal Rights Hang in the Balance” as Supreme Court Hears Young v. UPS, Women’s Leader Says
December 3, 2014
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Women’s Health and Medical Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm Equal Treatment and Protect the Health of Pregnant Workers
September 12, 2014
Amicus Brief Calls on the Court to Affirm the Intent of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
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New “Playbook” Aims to Eliminate Early Elective Deliveries in the United States
August 21, 2014
Nation’s Leading Experts Produce Tool for Hospitals, Health Systems, Policymakers to Help End Practice That is Linked to Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
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Preventing Unnecessary Cesareans: New Resource Gives Pregnant Women the Latest Medical Guidance
March 13, 2014
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Women’s Health Experts Call Consensus Statement on Reducing Cesarean Births a “Game Changer” that Can Improve Maternal and Child Health
February 20, 2014
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families and Maureen Corry, Senior Advisor for Childbirth Connection Programs
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Expecting and New Mothers Face Avoidable Challenges in the Workplace, Survey Shows
January 30, 2014
Holding a job is the new normal for pregnant women in the United States, but many encounter significant barriers to success on the job and at home, according to a survey of new and expecting mothers that was released today.
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Two Organizations Dedicated to Improving Women’s Health Join Forces
January 23, 2014
Childbirth Connection Becomes Program of National Partnership for Women & Families
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