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KCLU s Caroline Feraday reports on the midwife-led birthing center at Santa Paula Hospital in Ventura County
Midwives are common around the world for expecting mothers, but less so in the United States – where only 8% of births are attended by a midwife, and the service isn’t readily available or understood by many of us.
A Ventura County hospital is leading the way with an in-hospital birth center staffed by midwives.
Listening to baby’s heartbeat with this mom-to-be, Jodi Watson is a certified nurse midwife at Santa Paula Hospital.
In fact, she’s one of around just six nurse midwives in the whole of Ventura County.
While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art reopened, along with five other institutions in the city, on 8 January, offering another chance to see this broad-ranging display of artworks, posters and archival materials relating to the provision of medical care over the last century (until 4 April). The exhibition looks in particular at care in times of crisis, exploring how images have been used to celebrate caregivers – whether professional medics or informal community networks – and to advocate for social reform. Highlights include Elizabeth Catlett’s portrait of an army nurse during the Second World War, and images from W. Eugene Smith’s famous photo essay of 1951 depicting the work of Maude Callen, a nurse and midwife from South Carolina. Find out more
Lack of access to contraceptives in 2020 is a pushback for Indiaâs population plans
Women are at the frontline of Indiaâs pandemic response, yet they suffered the most when it came to healthcare in 2020.
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One of the underplayed success stories in India has been its steady and natural move towards population stabilisation. The Census data makes clear that the population growth rate has declined from 24.7 per cent in 1971-81 to 17.7 per cent in 2001-2011. This decline has been witnessed across regions and communities.
Although some data is yet to come in, the National Family Health Survey-5 shows that 19 of the 17 states and 5 Union Territories have managed to get their Total Fertility Rate (TFR) â the average number of children born per woman â to less than 2.1. This number 2.1 is critical because it is the level at which a population exa
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