“Women’s health in general tends to be an afterthought for American researchers and policymakers [...] In a public health system that’s been underfunded for decades, pregnancy-related issues get especially short shrift.” #covid https://www.propublica.org/article/agonizing-lag-in-coronavirus-research-puts-pregnant-women-and-babies-at-risk">https://www.propublica.org/article/a...

. @MarchofDimes has long made it clear that women’s reproductive health is underfunded and that’s why an organization like that needs to exist. I just wish more people knew just how detrimental it is for pregnant women to be an “afterthought.”

Here’s a summary of this very long, well-reported article: The stats are not great. Also, FYI the U.S. fucked up and forgot to collect some pretty important data because, well let’s be honest, pregnant women are an afterthought. So be careful out there or whatever.

Adding kids to the list of afterthoughts.

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And now this: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/politics/supreme-court-obamacare-contraceptive-mandate/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/0...

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“Experts all say better data are desperately needed to understand and address the risks to pregnant, coronavirus-infected women...’We really need investment in a long-term, well-funded surveillance system that captures pregnancy outcomes.’” #COVID19 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/why-pregnant-women-face-special-risks-covid-19">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...