Birth /tags/birth Birth en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:48:20 GMT Maternal deaths have more than doubled, with Black and AIAN mothers seeing the highest rates /regional-news/2023-09-18/maternal-deaths-have-more-than-doubled-with-black-and-aian-mothers-seeing-the-highest-rates Maternal deaths nationwide more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The research also showed that death rates are especially high for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native moms. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:48:20 GMT /regional-news/2023-09-18/maternal-deaths-have-more-than-doubled-with-black-and-aian-mothers-seeing-the-highest-rates Emma VandenEinde CU Boulder study examines 'obstetric racism' in U.S. maternal care /news/2023-05-07/cu-boulder-study-examines-obstetric-racism-in-u-s-maternal-care New research out of the University of Colorado Boulder highlights the prevalence of "obstetric racism" in U.S. labor and delivery rooms. A CU study found decisions on childbirth for Black and Latina mothers are based largely on trends in the white population, even when those decisions might be riskier for non-white demographics. Sun, 07 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-05-07/cu-boulder-study-examines-obstetric-racism-in-u-s-maternal-care Beau Baker Community resurrects Colorado birth center closed by private equity firm /news/2023-02-11/community-resurrects-colorado-birth-center-closed-by-private-equity-firm A private equity firm bought a birth center and then shut it down. The community brought it back as a nonprofit. Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-11/community-resurrects-colorado-birth-center-closed-by-private-equity-firm Claire Cleveland, KFF Health News The pandemic induced more home births around the Mountain West. What does race have to do with it? /regional-news/2022-08-12/the-pandemic-induced-more-home-births-around-the-mountain-west-what-does-race-have-to-do-with-it A few of the states with the most home births are in the Mountain West, and the region also includes two states that saw some of the country's largest increases from 2019 to 2020. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:30:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-12/the-pandemic-induced-more-home-births-around-the-mountain-west-what-does-race-have-to-do-with-it Emma Gibson Photographers Provide First And Last Photos For Parents Of Stillborn Babies /arts-life/2021-04-29/photographers-provide-first-and-last-photos-for-parents-of-stillborn-babies This Sunday is Bereaved Mother’s Day — a day to honor mothers who have lost their children, sometimes even before they’ve had a chance to take their first breath. Since 2005, Denver-based organization Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep has worked with those families to create portraits that commemorate their children. »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· arts reporter Stacy Nick spoke with the group’s CEO, Gina Harris, to find out more. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:27:37 GMT /arts-life/2021-04-29/photographers-provide-first-and-last-photos-for-parents-of-stillborn-babies Stacy Nick Pregnant In Prison: Report Says Many States Don’t Have Policies Requiring Adequate Care /health/2019-12-10/pregnant-in-prison-report-says-many-states-dont-have-policies-requiring-adequate-care There’s wide variability in state policies about what care to give to women who are pregnant and behind bars. That’s according to a new report from the… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:10:46 GMT /health/2019-12-10/pregnant-in-prison-report-says-many-states-dont-have-policies-requiring-adequate-care Rae Ellen Bichell