‘Mother of Lamaze’ Elisabeth Bing dies at 100
Elisabeth Bing, the natural childbirth pioneer who co-founded Lamaze International died on Friday in her New York home. She was 100.
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Why are more women dying from childbirth in the U.S. than in Saudi Arabia or the UK?
The United States is the only advanced economy in the world with an increasing number of women who die in childbirth. In fact, a woman giving birth in the U.S. is twice as likely to die than in Saudi Arabia…
Mothers-to-be gain new options under health care law
The health care law has opened up an unusual opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth.
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Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Lived in ‘Dungeon-Like’ Environment
Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Lived in 'Dungeon-Like' Environment…
After witnessing the consequences of power outages in Nigeria's health facilities, obstetrician Dr. Laura Stachel came up with a solution: a suitcase containing elements to produce and store solar energy. Spencer Michels reports on the life-saving device that aims to…
Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote…
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Spencer Michels reports on the campaigns to fight hepatitis B among Asian populations worldwide. The potentially fatal liver disease is100 times more likely to afflict Asians than non-Asians.
As part of his continuing series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on how government strategies to reduce deaths from childbirth among indigenous women who live far from health services could also help women in other Latin American countries.
