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We’re Not Listening to Mothers: New California Survey Reveals a Disconnect Between the Care Women Seek and the Care They Get in Childbirth

74% of women say childbirth should not be interfered with unless medically necessary, yet only 5% gave birth without major intervention
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New Work Requirements Constitute an Attack on Medicaid – and on Women’s Health

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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House Republicans’ ACA Replacement Plan ‘Raises More Questions than it Answers’ Ness Says

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

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

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

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

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Women’s Health Leader Urges House to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Give More Babies a Healthy Start

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Childbirth Connection Becomes Program of National Partnership for Women & Families
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