Michelle Keegan’s newborn baby has surprising link to the Royal Family – Celebrity https://www.inbella.com/951024/michelle-keegans-newborn-baby-has-surprising-link-to-the-royal-family-celebrity/ #Celebrity #MichelleKeegan #pregnancy #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip
When Spanish colonizers established a town in the mountains of Bolivia in the 1500s, they might have expected to expand their communities by having babies, but they could not. While Indigenous folks raised families, not a single child of European descent was born for decades. It was all down to the lack of oxygen at altitude, which the settlers were not genetically adapted to deal with. @KnowableMag reports on how scientists are now studying this to see if they can help pregnant people whose bodies are struggling to provide enough oxygen to their fetuses, at any altitude.
Royal Family about to get another new baby after Princess Beatrice’s child made history with unique trait – Royal Family https://www.inbella.com/949141/royal-family-about-to-get-another-new-baby-after-princess-beatrices-child-made-history-with-unique-trait-royal-family/ #parenting #pregnancy #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #UKNews
"But those new rules were reversed in January after nearly two dozen states sued the Biden administration to block separate parts of the measure aimed at protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination. In January, a federal judge struck down the changes, which tossed out the expanded protections for pregnant and parenting students, too."
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey Announce Pregnancy https://www.inbella.com/944655/olivia-culpo-and-christian-mccaffrey-announce-pregnancy/ #CelebritiesNews #Celebrity #CULTURE #OliviaCulpo #pregnancy #PregnancyAnnouncements
Source: Center for American Progress
From the article: "Essentially, all employees and job seekers, a total of approximately 153 million Americans, benefit from the protections the EEOC provides. The Equal Pay Act—a law requiring equal pay for equal work that the EEOC enforces—covers virtually all employers, while other laws enforced by the EEOC apply to all but the smallest employers. Whether they work in the private sector or for the government, practically all employees and those applying for jobs are protected by the EEOC against illegal employer actions" (Annotations removed for clarity)
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#Discrimination #Disabled #Ableism #ADA #Elderly #Ageism #Minorities #PeopleOfColor #Racism #Gender #Sexism #Pregnancy
#SexualOrientation #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQDiscrimination #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #TransgenderDiscrimination #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#HumanResources #Recruiters #TalentAcquisition
States allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses see a 7% drop in low birth weight babies among Mexican & Central American immigrants. Two scholars explore the health impact of #immigration policies: https://theconversation.com/providing-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants-improves-birth-outcomes-research-shows-245908 #pregnancy #immigrationlaw #childhealth
Pregnant Celebrities of 2025: Stars Who Are Expecting Babies https://www.inbella.com/857984/pregnant-celebrities-of-2025-stars-who-are-expecting-babies/ #Babies #BabiesAndPregnancies #CelebritiesNews #Celebrity #CELEBRITYDADS #CELEBRITYMOMS #CelebrityNews #dads #moms #News #PREGNANCIES #pregnancy
A pregnancy center can bill the state $14 for distributing diapers that cost the center just over $.25. And before parents can get those diapers, they must take a class that the center can bill the state $30 for each hour of class a client attends.
(Published July 2024)
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#Texas #Pregnancy #Family #Government #Accountability #Abortion
Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.
Our most-read story of 2024: https://propub.li/3W5ooDd
There’s a lot to unpack in this article:
“on average more than three-quarters of tissue in infected placentas had been damaged, cutting off oxygen & nutrients essential for fetal survival. this damage could occur silently, even in mothers without acute Covid symptoms, offering no warning signs”
Whenever I read studies about the damaging effects of Covid on the fetus - I’m reminded of a friend who was a high risk “geriatric” pregnancy.
She caught Covid in her first trimester and spent weeks in the hospital.
Not a single one of her doctors advised her to mask OR masked around her
Her baby was born full term but low birthweight and months later is still in the bottom percentile for size.
It’s too early to tell if there are more severe issues - but everytime they go to the hospital for a check up - everyone is unmasked.
In the second trimester she passed up a chance to go to Cuba because she was concerned about Zika - yet continued taking no precautions for COVID.
The linked article talks about Zika and the risk it poses to the fetus - and in some ways it appears COVID might carry MORE risk
So why is it that almost every pregnant person knows to avoid Zika - yet they’re taking zero COVID precautions?
Public health failure. If your doctors aren’t masking around you, if the healthcare facility doesn’t require masking, if no one is telling you TO mask … you won’t.
We’ve downplayed the virus so much that folks think it’s just a cold - despite scientific findings like this:
“A cluster of stillbirths in first 3 months of that year prompted doctors to investigate. They discovered that the placentas linked to fetal deaths were infected with the coronavirus…describing them as riddled with lesions likely caused by viral transmission through the maternal bloodstream.”
We’ve known about this for years - yet we don’t advise pregnant people to take precautions.
They avoid soft cheeses, Zika, Sushi etc but NOT a vascular virus that crosses placenta?
We’re entering year 6 of this devastating pandemic. That’s millions of babies born who suffered Covid infections in utero. They may also have multiple infections before they even reach five years of age.
Why aren’t we protecting them?
I understand it must be incredibly hard to protect young children - but we have to at least try. They’re counting on us.
Pregnant people can and should be wearing respirators. Their doctors should be as well.
These kids need the adults to step the F up and make better choices.
H/t @nicktsergas for links
Everyone in the U.S. who is pregnant or who is close to a pregnant person should read @ProPublica’s story, which was written in consultation with doctors and gives essential information on medical procedures, terminology and more.
The #CDC Hasn’t Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to #Abortion Bans
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Maternal mortality review committees consider factors including obesity, mental health issues, substance use, homicide and suicide. But more than two years after Roe v. Wade fell, they still aren’t considering how abortion bans factor into deaths.
#News #Biden #Government #Health #Healthcare #Women #Pregnancy #ReproductiveRights
Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise #Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under #Abortion Bans
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Doctors described #hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law, according to a Senate Finance Committee #report.
#News #Health #Law #USPolitics #Government #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Patients
If You’re #Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
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#Women experiencing #pregnancy loss in states with #abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
Are #Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.
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The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining cases from the year the bans went into effect.
#News #Law #USPolitics #Health #Healthcare #Doctors #ReproductiveRights #Pregnancy
appreciate all the shares, tysm friends! now at $70/1k. some ppl have been suggesting financial advice etc and I'm a long way from qualifying for personal loans or being in a position to invest... I was already #lowincome before my #disabling #pregnancy so it'll take time to get back on my feet.
that said, I'll be launching the paid version of my #substack in jan and I'm very excited to start working again! and will be teaching a playwriting course this spring 
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