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Afro-Latina Doulas are Fighting for ‘Birth Justice’ Amid Growing Black Maternal Health Crisis

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 202302176

The thing about Black History Month, is that it’s rendered completely useless if we don’t use it to create a better Black future. At the most foundational level, that should start with better Black maternal care. The Black maternal mortality...

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Rita Moreno and AOC Talk Abortion following Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 202203131

Iconic Puerto Rican actress, Rita Moreno, 90, shared how in 1973 she became pregnant while dating fellow Hollywood legend Marlon Brando and the subsequent trauma from her abortion. The Oscar winner is speaking out about her experience in the aftermath...

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Infertility Does Not Discriminate, but Women of Color Are Still at a Disadvantage

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 22, 2021April 26, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 22, 2021April 26, 202106536

As National Infertility Awareness Week comes to a close, it’s glaringly obvious that as Latinas, this is something many of us have never thought about, let alone actually talked to anyone about. Infertility is a topic that feels like treading...

Family

Infertility Isn’t Something to Be Ashamed of & We Should All Be Talking About It

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 25, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 25, 202103658

Despite the fact that infertility affects more than 10 percent of women in the United States, it continues to be an issue that causes intense feelings of shame and embarrassment in women, who often at least emotionally, assume the burden...

Lifestyle

The HPV Vaccine Has Finally Been FDA-Approved for People Over 26

HipLatinaJanuary 23, 2019August 17, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 23, 2019August 17, 202001413

I was pretty naive in my 20s when it came to my health. When a vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV) came out, I was hesitant to get it since I was already in a monogamous relationship, which eventually...

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How Latinas Are Reclaiming The Power of Their Menstrual Cycles

HipLatinaOctober 31, 2018September 2, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 31, 2018September 2, 202004226

Getting my period was a lackluster experience. I was 13 and riddled in shame about something that I now know to be magical. I told no one for a month. Menstruation, or la luna, is a topic barely broached in...

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Researchers Are Taking a Closer Look at Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and It’s About Time

HipLatinaOctober 22, 2018September 2, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 22, 2018September 2, 202001511

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month wraps up, but a new study is focusing on Latina breast cancer survivors and their health. The study was funded by the American Cancer Society and found that despite the fact that breast cancer is...

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This New FDA Approved Treatment For Endometriosis Could Change Everything

Johanna FerreiraJuly 27, 2018September 24, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 27, 2018September 24, 20200949

Anyone with endometriosis, knows it’s not an easy condition to treat. The tissues that normally line the inside of the uterus, also known as the endometrium, grows outside of the uterus into other areas like the ovaries, fallopian tubes and...

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What Every Woman of Color Needs To Know About PMDD

Rebecca E. CarvalhoJuly 12, 2018September 22, 2020

by Rebecca E. CarvalhoJuly 12, 2018September 22, 202003366

At 16, my mom found me on the floor, crying. “I just don’t want to do it anymore—I can’t live like this anymore,” I told her in tears. My cramps were making it impossible for me to stand up straight,...

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Working Too Much Increases Risk of Diabetes in Women

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 3, 2018September 21, 2020

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 3, 2018September 21, 202001268

A study published earlier this week suggests that women who work more than 45 hours per week on a regular basis have a higher risk of diabetes compared to women who worked a regular schedule of 35 to 40 hours...

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A New Drug Could Save Moms’ Lives During Childbirth

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 28, 2018October 1, 2020

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 28, 2018October 1, 20200739

A leading cause of death during childbirth is hemorrhaging caused by blood vessels that are left open when the placenta detaches from the uterine wall. As many as one in six women’s blood vessels do not close up on their...

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A Pharmacist Refused To Fill This Woman’s Prescription To Induce A Miscarriage

Johanna FerreiraJune 26, 2018October 1, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 26, 2018October 1, 202011260

There’s a lot of emotional pain and disappointment that follows a miscarriage. For Nicole Arteaga, finding out her 9-week old fetus had stopped developing and died, was beyond devastating for her. When her doctor presented her with two options: either...