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Saving lives in Senegal through Hope

Idrissa Sane

June 16, 2018 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Senegal

A digital platform, called Hope, allows medical clinics in Senegal to track the amount of blood in their blood banks in real time and reaches out to donors via SMS to encourage them to donate every few months. When a rare blood type is needed, an emergency message goes out to all users in the same geographic area, asking them if they are available for an emergency blood donation. This platform has increased the number of blood donations in Senegal and improved patients' chances of receiving life-saving transfusions.

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Men Teaching Men To Be Better Husbands And Dads

Amy Yee

June 15, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

MenCare is a health education program for rural Rwandan fathers, which teaches tactic for parenting, couples communication, and understanding prenatal care. Families whose patriarch participated in the program reported less domestic violence than those in a control group. Educational groups for men are part of a movement for women’s empowerment.

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'We no longer die in childbirth': how Indian villages saved their mothers

Amrit Dhillon

June 12, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Purabgaon, Uttar Pradesh

Villages in India were recording record high rates for maternal mortality due to a combination of factors such has poor diets and lack of education, but a women's group has started a grassroots approach to mitigating this. Known as Save a Mother, this group "aims to educate rural women about pregnancy, nutrition, immunization, delivery and care of the child," and has already seen a significant decrease in the mortality rate throughout villages.

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'Where The Need Is': Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School

Selena Simmons-Duffin

June 11, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In some D.C. neighborhoods with high rates of teen pregnancy, schools are stepping in with more than just school nurses; dedicated midwives have conversations with students, educating students, providing birth control, and supporting teens who have had children and continued with high school. The informal advice and constant presence in schools mean the midwives can reach students who might not have reached out otherwise, ultimately helping to prevent teen pregnancies and build healthier families.

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Childhood obesity is dropping in Amsterdam — but not for toddlers

Jack Graham

June 05, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The First 1000 Days program in Amsterdam aims to cut childhood obesity down to 0% by 2033. Facets of this program include extensive visits to mothers by nurses, organization of healthy community activities, and specifically targeting at-risk mothers and babies and offering them extensive support. This extensive support can include personalized nutritional programs and physiotherapy for the mother and education about good nutrition and sleep patterns for their baby.

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How a Tiny Kansas Town Rebooted Its Struggling Hospital into a Health Care Jewel

Lisa Rab

May 26, 2018 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lakin, Kansas

Instead of letting a rural Kansas hospital perish, one CEO found a way to recruit young physicians, and get grants for the hospital. His methods helped the hospital avoid the common fate many rural hospitals face, which are often forced to shut down. It “now serves about 20,000 patients annually, up from roughly 10,000 patients in 2012, and generated $23.4 million in revenue last year.”

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Motherhood

Jenny Roberts

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Throughout Pennsylvania, the rate of infants being exposed to drugs in the womb is increasing, which in turn means more cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Because removing the infant from the mother can have negative consequences for both, programs throughout the state are working to keep the pair together while undergoing treatment for addiction.

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Beyond the Stigma: Residential recovery centers offer refuge to NH moms struggling with addiction

Shawne K. Wickham

May 12, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Mothers who struggle with addiction often fear losing their children if they seek help. In New Hampshire, the Moms in Recovery program is seeing success by offering new mothers access to residential recovery centers. In these centers, mothers support each other and are incentivized to discontinue drug use.

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Secrets Of A Maya Supermom: What Parenting Books Don't Tell You

Michaeleen Doucleff

May 11, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

For generations, parenting advice provided to American parents was based less on science than on a “WEIRD” bias—Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. Researchers are now trying to identify these biases and expand the study of parenting strategies past the small segment of American parenting.

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This Program Is Proven To Help Moms And Babies—So Why Aren't We Investing In It More?

Jackie Mader

May 02, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

The U.S. has a higher rate of infant mortality than any other developed nation. In Hillsborough County, Florida, a home visitation program coupled with extensive social services available to new mothers has cut the rate of SIDS in the county in half. Additionally, the societal economic return for the program is $5.70 for every $1 invested because communities save on medical care and criminal justice on families involved in the program.

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