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  • La dignidad cruzó muros: la historia de Keren y las mujeres que abrieron paso a la menstruación libre en la prisión de Tlaxcala

    June 23, 2025 |

    Escenario Tlaxcala |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala

    En el Centro de Reinserción Social Femenil, un programa de intervención con muchas alianzas transformó la experiencia menstrual de mujeres privadas de la libertad: Voluntarias educadoras menstruales permitieron brindar conocimientos técnicos, perspectivas de género, y nuevos suministros para que las mujeres privadas de la libertad y las custodias que protegen su seguridad tuvieran mayor sensibilidad cuando se habla de gestión menstrual.

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  • Lo que quedó del plan que redujo los embarazos adolescentes al 50% y fue desmantelado por el gobierno de Milei

    May 29, 2025 |

    elDiarioAR |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    El Plan ENIA fue una estrategia intersectorial impulsada por el Estado argentino entre 2017 y 2024 para reducir el embarazo no intencional en la adolescencia a través de educación sexual integral, distribución gratuita de métodos anticonceptivos y asesorías de salud en escuelas, logrando como principal impacto una reducción del 50% en los embarazos adolescentes en las zonas donde fue implementado. Tras el cambio de gestión y el recorte de fondos, el plan fue interrumpido, forzando adaptaciones locales y fallas en la provisión.

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  • Las voces que faltan

    May 21, 2025 |

    Revista Elementos |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Lideresas indígenas—desde sus comunidades: los pueblos Lenca, Kakawira y Nahua-Pipil—decidieron organizarse y crear el Observatorio Nacional Sijsihuat Mejmetzaly, donde están aprendiendo a levantar datos desde sus propias realidades. Juntos, por la primera vez, han comenzado a nombrar las múltiples violencias que atraviesan a las mujeres indígenas en El Salvador.

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  • Baby Saver boxes: Lifelines to moms or criminal tools?

    April 30, 2025 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Baby Savers allow mothers to place their babies for adoption anonymously. The box is monitored, and once a baby is received, social workers are notified to help organize housing and care. Many mothers and advocates see this as life-saving care, though many others are critical of the boxes, and they don’t have support from local government agencies. Despite that, some Savers have been open for over 20 years, taking in thousands of babies over the years.

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  • In the state with the most C-sections, these hospitals are challenging the status quo

    February 19, 2025 |

    Mississippi Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    Three hospitals throughout Mississippi rank at the top for having the lowest number of C-sections in first-time, full-term pregnancies. The hospitals achieved this by making midwife care a regular part of the birthing experience, despite not having a midwifery certification program in the state.

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  • How to have better sex

    February 18, 2025 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    In an effort to combat cultural stigma, misinformation and harmful behaviors, several groups and individuals are emerging to teach women about sexual health, pleasure and overall wellness, particularly in rural areas where information is sparse.

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  • NC addiction treatment programs partner to reduce maternal deaths from substance use

    January 09, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: Holy See (Vatican City State), North Carolina

    Six programs throughout the state, including the SUN Project and Project CARA, are working to provide support to pregnant mothers navigating a substance use disorder. With support from the North Carolina Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Network, the programs share best practices for treating perinatal substance use and expand access to treatment. Project CARA alone serves more than 200 patients each year.

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  • In Yemen's Refugee Camps, Midwives Fight to Ensure Safe Deliveries

    December 13, 2024 |

    More to Her Story |

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    Response Location: Yemen, Marib

    In displacement camps where medical care is scarce, community midwives are working against the odds to provide safe OB-GYN care and deliveries. An individual midwife can see anywhere from 18 to 50 women a month who struggle to access basic maternal health services.

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  • Anambra Free Maternal Care Policy Sparks Hope Despite Challenges

    November 28, 2024 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

    The Anambra state government’s Antenatal and Delivery Program mandates government-owned hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) to offer free antenatal care and delivery services, to close the gap in care and curb maternal mortality rates. The program has helped strengthen the maternal care capacity at 329 PHCs throughout the state and has served over 60,000 women.

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  • Girls in Rural Uganda Turn to an Organic Solution to Navigate Period Pain

    November 06, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Mpigi

    She Deserves Uganda provides menstrual hygiene education to young girls and an organic aromatherapy solution to pain from period cramps they call The Cramp Relief Droppers, as a safer and more affordable alternative to traditional over-the-counter painkillers. The group has provided menstrual health education to over 10,000 girls across 50 schools and has distributed over 1,540 units of The Cramp Relief Droppers.

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