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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 2mo ago
"Many maternal healthcare providers don’t routinely address heat, or how to minimize its potential risks with their pregnant patients, according to providers, researchers and patients interviewed in Mississippi and across the country." https://19thnews.org/2026/07/mississippi-heat-impacts-moms-babies/ #healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #heat #climate #poverty #disparities #mississippi
Mississippi is getting hotter. Experts say it’s hurting moms and babies.
The 19th

Mississippi is getting hotter. Experts say it’s hurting moms and babies.

Exposure to extreme heat can be harmful during pregnancy, but most doctors don't routinely address it.

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 6mo ago
“Communities of color and the poor were disproportionately impacted through disrupted social networks—another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and a marker of poor health and premature death—and this may have further compounded who got sick and received treatment or care,” the authors wrote. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/burials-unclaimed-people-nyc-soared-early-covid-pandemic-suggesting-worsened-disparities #PublicHealth #deaths #burials #covid #pandemic #disparities #poverty #immigration
Burials of unclaimed people in NYC soared early in COVID pandemic, suggesting worsened disparities
cidrap.umn.edu

Burials of unclaimed people in NYC soared early in COVID pandemic, suggesting worsened disparities

The study findings highlight the particularly devastating effects of COVID-19 on economically and socially vulnerable groups.

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