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Racial disparities exist for maternal mortalities in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Set on a remote Greek island at the turn of the 20th century, Murderess is a poignant exploration of maternal dominance, societal oppression and the complex bonds between women.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Black, Latina, Native American and Pacific Islander women experience disproportionate rates of preterm births, infant mortality and maternal deaths.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Set on a remote Greek island at the turn of the 20th century, Murderess is a poignant exploration of maternal dominance, societal oppression and the complex bonds between women.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Black, Latina, Native American and Pacific Islander women experience disproportionate rates of preterm births, infant mortality and maternal deaths.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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