The Top 5 Posts of December 2020
Approximately 200,000 women in the U.S. are incarcerated a nearly 800 percent increase over the past forty years. An often overlooked aspect of the increasing rates of women’s incarceration is its impact on women’s sexual and reproductive health needs. In our top post this month, the Maternal Health Initiative’s Hannah Chosid writes about the overlooked needs and barriers to incarcerated women’s reproductive autonomy.
Sara Matthews continues the conversation on women’s sexual and reproductive health in our third top post featuring a conversation with Registered Māori Midwives, Camille Harris and Waimaire Onekawa, on their experiences as Indigenous midwives and the power of Indigenous birthing practices.
Shaping a Maternal Mental Health Crisis Response to COVID-19
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By Madhavi Roy, Paul Shetler Fast & Vicha Adri
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, women are experiencing more anxiety both during and after pregnancy. One-third of all mental health problems are associated with adverse childhood and community experiences the pandemic is an adverse community experience being felt worldwide.
The pandemic has created a mental health crisis for women and girls. And the problems that arise come in many forms, with implications for both mental and physical health. The ensuing restrictions and lockdowns have led to severe mental health problems in pregnant women and rising teen pregnancies, which can also lead to increased stress and anxiety, because of physical and psychological vulnerability,restricted autonomy, and limited access to essential resources like food and healthcare. In Kenya, as availability of birth control and sex education dissemination fell,
World: Shaping a Maternal Mental Health Crisis Response to COVID-19 19 December, 2020 - 22:00
Countries: Bangladesh, Haiti, Kenya, Pakistan, Uganda, United States of America, World Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
By Madhavi Roy, Paul Shetler Fast & Vicha Adri
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, women are experiencing more anxiety both during and after pregnancy. One-third of all mental health problems are associated with adverse childhood and community experiences the pandemic is an adverse community experience being felt worldwide.
The pandemic has created a mental health crisis for women and girls. And the problems that arise come in many forms, with implications for both mental and physical health. The ensuing restrictions and lockdowns have led to[.]