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Dozens of hospitals and maternal health clinic chains have reported closing over the past two years.
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Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
But not all cats are as maternal as this one, according to the comments.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Indiana's Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to address the state's maternal health crisis.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In 2020 Trump’s final budget proposed cutting global health programs by 34 percent, including for maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning and infectious diseases.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
But not all cats are as maternal as this one, according to the comments.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Indiana's Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to address the state's maternal health crisis.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In 2020 Trump’s final budget proposed cutting global health programs by 34 percent, including for maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning and infectious diseases.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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