Scared Boy’s Mother Is Suing Children’s Services Over Dozens of Fake Searches
An anonymous caller repeatedly makes false reports against a mother who hasn’t done anything wrong, and officials keep falling for it.
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Category: Parenting
A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South
In the South, infant mortality is by far the highest in the country, with Mississippi’s rate of 8.12 deaths per 1,000 live births ranking worst.
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She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Many pregnant people say doctors and nurses do not listen to them and their concerns are often dismissed; pregnant Black people face an even higher burden.
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7 Back-to-School Tips Doctors Want You to Know About COVID-19
Doctors offer parents back-to-school advice for students who are taking in-person classes and participating in extracurricular activities during the pandemic.
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Thousands March for Voting Rights and Justice
Voting rights lured thousands to a march on Washington. Tenicka Shannon and her family also came to highlight the police shooting of her son, Fred Cox Jr.
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Saving Our Girls
Black girls are being subjected to disproportionately high disciplinary rates and other threats to their self-esteem, their physical well-being and their future. “We are in a battle for the souls of Black girls,” one expert warns.
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Lag in COVID-19 Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk
Expectant mothers with the virus had a 50% higher chance of being admitted to intensive care and a 70% higher chance of being intubated than nonpregnant women in their childbearing years, according to the CDC.
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Wriggling Around Law, Insurers Deny Coverage for Breastfeeding Help
Families are being forced to pay out-of-pocket for lactation consultants and related services. Is...
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For Meshelle, Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy tells Fierce fitness adviser Dr. Ro how she stays fit — and how...
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Serena Williams on Childbirth Challenges: ‘Our Voices Are Our Power’
Whether you’re rich like Serena Williams or struggling day to day, black women across...
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How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers
A ProPublica analysis shows that women who deliver at hospitals that disproportionately serve...
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Fierce Voices
Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are still contracting the coronavirus. During the height of the pandemic, we contracted COVID-19 at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Dr. Melissa Clarke is among the physicians who have been at the forefront of keeping us healthy on her own and as a member of the Black Coalition Against COVID. Click here to read more.
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