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If your electric bill has seemed higher than usual lately, it’s not in your head. Here’s why — and what types of support are available:

Remember the complaints about adding back up cameras to cars? "Among children aged under five treated at a level 1 pediatric trauma centre in Texas, the trauma rate before the mandate was approximately 7.2 backovers per year, compared with 2.7 backovers per year after the mandate was implemented"

Gift link: New study using data between 2016 and 2022 shows stillbirth occurs 1 in every 147 births, a higher rate than the roughly one in every 175 births reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. wapo.st/3WlRKx3 #stillbirth

Join AUWCL’s Health Law & Policy Program for Preventing Stillbirth: Legal, Policy, and Public Health Perspectives on Thurs, Nov 13 from 12–1:30 PM ET (Hybrid). Experts explore stillbirth prevention, legal frameworks, and reproductive justice. Register (Free): tinyurl.com/4xvm6s6b

Maternal risk stratification and planned birth improve pregnancy outcomes at term: A population-based cohort study. Cynthia Wong, Kylie Crawford, Jesrine Hong, Shannyn Rosser, Vicki Flenady, Susannah Leisher, Robert Silver, Sailesh Kumar www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🗞️ Lord Mayor of Cork launches pregnancy loss guide for workplaces 🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari... 🧰 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie @echolive.bsky.social #PLRG_PLACESproject

Read this thread and article on the hypocrisies of abortion bans and stillbirth prevention

The women taking Meta to task after their baby loss www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join us on 10/14 for our webinar: 9 Losses 1 Mission: A Journey of Reproductive Justice Through a Mother’s Lens; An interactive case study following an intimate pregnancy journey after nine losses. To register for FREE visit: marchofdimes.org/OctoberSerie...

What happens when a miscarriage is treated like a crime? That’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s happening in the U.S. right now. 🧵 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New NIH panel seeks to reduce 'preventable' stillbirths in U.S. www.upi.com/Health_News/...

"NIH will fund the Stillbirth Research Consortium for more than $37 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, with $750,000 in co-funding from the Department of Health and Human Services." www.nih.gov/news-events/...

It is not the first time such on-the-nose grief has been observed in this endangered population. In January, orca J35 carried a dead baby for at least five days. J35 had previously made world headlines in 2018 when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. From @kuow.org

Pregnancy Loss Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Associations with Detection of Viral RNA in Placental and Fetal Tissue Ansa Mehreen, Erica Price, Vivien Wang, Sunitha Suresh, Kathy Mangold, Linda Sabatini, John Lee, and Linda Ernst journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New! Self-study course 'Introduction to Research Ethics'. Free to LMIC scholars. Covers everything from understanding ethics and examples of good practice to what not to do. Also, I wrote it, so you know it'll be engaging and useful 😉 Please share #AcademicSky risingscholars.net/en/news/deta...

Acetaminophen remains a safe pain relief option during pregnancy. Despite recent unfounded claims, there’s no clear evidence linking prudent use to fetal development issues. ACOG's guidance remains. When needed in pregnancy, acetaminophen should be used in moderation, after consulting a doctor.

Breaking with the CDC, ACOG reaffirms support for #COVID19 vaccination in pregnant people. Here’s what to know. ja.ma/4mTSEMM

When we pretend that stillbirth (and pregnancy loss) is nonexistent, the natural urge after is to blame. This is a very sad story of an intended parent blaming the surrogate -- even though IVF doubles if not triples the risk of stillbirth.

Structural inequities are key drivers of infant deaths. "Every single infant loss represents a family devastated, a community impacted, and a future cut short." Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths. www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...

The year after my son died in childbirth | Poppy Noor

“Half of Google search results contain misinformation driven by commercial US pages.”

🆕📄 Assessing online search results for misinformation about reduced fetal movements ✍️ Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social 🔗 www.ejog.org/article/S030... @isastillbirth.bsky.social

Conversations About Stillbirth Risk in Routine Antenatal Care Christine Andrews, Ashley Pade, Fran Boyle, Dan Richard Fernandez, Laura Singline, Ann Lancaster, David Ellwood, Adrienne Gordon, Vicki Flenady @stillbirthcre.bsky.social @bjog.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Health professionals require more defined protocols, better funding and patient resources to support couples with recurrent pregnancy loss Carolyn Ledowsky, Vanessa Scarf & Amie Steel www.nature.com/articles/s41... Ping #ReCurrentStudy

I wrote a little piece about our (maddening) lack of routine autopsies to actually figure out what causes stillbirth, but our routinization of those autopsies when the goal is to arrest a (marginalized) woman.

Autopsies are rare when the goal is general medical insight about the causes of stillbirth and pregnancy loss more generally, but they are seemingly routine when criminal consequences are possible, according to legal scholar. buff.ly/qw83y3E @jillwieberlens.bsky.social, University of Iowa

This means 3 increases in a year come January 2026.

Took a little support group field trip to Woolly Mammoth DC to see Riki Lindhome’s Dead Inside last night. It was so funny and had so much heart. I love this hat (and this amazing Mary Todd Lincoln fan from President Lincoln’s Cottage)! www.woollymammoth.net/productions/...

US | The Navy and Marine Corps Need a Policy on Pregnancy Loss By Captain John Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired) www.usni.org/magazines/pr... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/back...

A reader writes, “This dog who is in bad shape was found outside of the 14th street Safeway. The no kill shelters don’t open till noon. If you all have any tips or advice we would be grateful.” Can anyone help?

"The fundamental argument for IVF and abortion access is the same." This Viewpoint discusses the ethical inconsistency in US policies that support in vitro fertilization (IVF) but not abortion. https://ja.ma/44ftaCP

After Texas made performing abortions a felony, miscarriage became more dangerous. The number of blood transfusions in ED visits for first-trimester pregnancy loss shot up by 54%. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

Before states banned abortion, one of the gravest outcomes of early miscarriage could easily be avoided: Doctors could offer a dilation and curettage procedure, which quickly empties the uterus and allows it to close, protecting against a life-threatening hemorrhage.

Why Grief Is So Lonely | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-...

Fertility, time to pregnancy, & pregnancy outcomes among women with recurrent miscarriages in the UK: a prospective observational longitudinal study Constandina Koki, Rebecca Shields, Rebecca Sweetman, James Boyle, Siobhan Quenby et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Ping #ReCurrentStudy

After their teens died, this couple made a phone booth for anyone coping with loss wapo.st/3Th7iR1

“One of the stereotypes is that men want to fix things, but stillbirth is not a problem anyone can fix. The reality is that dads in these scenarios often get forgotten, and it’s important to create an environment where they can give their grief space.” edition.cnn.com/2025/06/13/h...

New research reveals the extent of the ‘pregnancy loss penalty’ for working women who experience miscarriage www.stylist.co.uk/health/pregn... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:

Such a pleasure to share this paper as my inaugural post! A collaborative comment on the importance of understanding the multifactorial aetiology of preterm birth: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Similar to the U.S., in the U.K., criminal investigations into pregnancy loss are on the rise. And now, police are receiving chilling guidance on how to surveil and build cases against women. www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-k-p...

Today marks two months since the Senate unanimously passed my bill with Senator Collins to fix the D.C. budget time bomb set off by House Republicans. If they don't pass this bill, D.C. won't be able to use its OWN money to fund its OWN schools, public safety and more. They must act.

Why did this woman in South Carolina have to wait two weeks to get a D&C after learning her baby didn't have a heartbeat? Thread below to explain why abortion bans are over broad and devastating miscarriage care. people.com/woman-forced...