Latest items for United States
April 1, 2025, 7:34 p.m.
Countries: Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A survey of women aged 18 – 55 in Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA found that 23 per cent of women reported at least one experience of online abuse or harassment" (para 13).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A survey of women aged 18 – 55 in Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA found that 23 per cent of women reported at least one experience of online abuse or harassment" (para 13).
March 26, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"In 2018, 51 women were murdered in Puerto Rico. According to the government’s Office of the Women’s Procurator, 23 of them were murdered by their partners, though it’s likely that figure is much higher, given the breakdown of the island’s infrastructure and the unreliability of statistics from official sources" (para 10).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"In 2018, 51 women were murdered in Puerto Rico. According to the government’s Office of the Women’s Procurator, 23 of them were murdered by their partners, though it’s likely that figure is much higher, given the breakdown of the island’s infrastructure and the unreliability of statistics from official sources" (para 10).
March 26, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The pandemic further compounded the crisis. By 2021, the frequency and the ferocity of violence against women forced the island’s government to declare a state of emergency that called for a committee to provide education, support and rescue around gender violence, along with a mobile app with which victims could request emergency help. Even if these efforts worked perfectly, they probably would not be able to fully extinguish this fire, given how long it has been raging" (para 11).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The pandemic further compounded the crisis. By 2021, the frequency and the ferocity of violence against women forced the island’s government to declare a state of emergency that called for a committee to provide education, support and rescue around gender violence, along with a mobile app with which victims could request emergency help. Even if these efforts worked perfectly, they probably would not be able to fully extinguish this fire, given how long it has been raging" (para 11).
March 26, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"I grew up in Carolina, a town 15 minutes from San Juan. For years I thought the women in my family had the worst taste in men. I never understood why they stayed with men who beat them for not asking permission to leave the house or otherwise 'disobeying,' or for any attitude that appeared to challenge their all-encompassing supremacy. I thought that to survive, we women had to make ourselves small, meek. But even that wasn’t enough. My grandmother, aunt and mother would eventually leave the men who beat and bloodied them, and ours became a family of women without men. I didn’t fare much better. By 1990, I...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"I grew up in Carolina, a town 15 minutes from San Juan. For years I thought the women in my family had the worst taste in men. I never understood why they stayed with men who beat them for not asking permission to leave the house or otherwise 'disobeying,' or for any attitude that appeared to challenge their all-encompassing supremacy. I thought that to survive, we women had to make ourselves small, meek. But even that wasn’t enough. My grandmother, aunt and mother would eventually leave the men who beat and bloodied them, and ours became a family of women without men. I didn’t fare much better. By 1990, I...more
March 26, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Our patriarchal culture too often tells Puerto Rican men that they must be the bosses of their families and deciders of their destinies. That macho mentality also shames men for not going to war against American imperialism" (para 4).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Our patriarchal culture too often tells Puerto Rican men that they must be the bosses of their families and deciders of their destinies. That macho mentality also shames men for not going to war against American imperialism" (para 4).
March 21, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The imprisoned Egyptian father who shot his two teenage daughters to death in an 'honor killing' has made a shocking statement 16 years after the crime. Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The imprisoned Egyptian father who shot his two teenage daughters to death in an 'honor killing' has made a shocking statement 16 years after the crime. Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 1-2).
March 21, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 2). "But the teen sisters were found bloodied and slumped over in their father's cab on New Year's Day in 2008 in the parking lot of the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving, Texas, where it was discovered they had been shot to death. Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice. Investigators said Amina was killed instantly. In a piece of incriminating evidence, jurors heard the 911 cellphone call made by Sarah Said...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Yaser Abdel Said, 67, fatally shot his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in his taxi cab in 2008 because they were dating men who didn't practice the Muslim faith" (para 2). "But the teen sisters were found bloodied and slumped over in their father's cab on New Year's Day in 2008 in the parking lot of the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving, Texas, where it was discovered they had been shot to death. Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice. Investigators said Amina was killed instantly. In a piece of incriminating evidence, jurors heard the 911 cellphone call made by Sarah Said...more
March 21, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The sisters, who attended Lewisville High School, had previously spoken out about the abuse imposed by their own father before they were killed. 'Amina, just before she was murdered, she told a teacher about the tension in the household and she was terrified of you,' Scott said to the father in the interview. Scott then read an email that was sent by one of his daughters to her high school history teacher just days before the killings. 'She said, 'We are running away before the break ends. I know he will search for us until he finds us and he will, without any drama or doubt, kill us,'' Scott continued"...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The sisters, who attended Lewisville High School, had previously spoken out about the abuse imposed by their own father before they were killed. 'Amina, just before she was murdered, she told a teacher about the tension in the household and she was terrified of you,' Scott said to the father in the interview. Scott then read an email that was sent by one of his daughters to her high school history teacher just days before the killings. 'She said, 'We are running away before the break ends. I know he will search for us until he finds us and he will, without any drama or doubt, kill us,'' Scott continued"...more
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Other data sets used by genetic experts studying consanguineous marriage have put the UK as having a rate of 1 to 4 per cent, while the US has a lower rate of less than 1 per cent" (para 25).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Other data sets used by genetic experts studying consanguineous marriage have put the UK as having a rate of 1 to 4 per cent, while the US has a lower rate of less than 1 per cent" (para 25).
March 20, 2025, 4:13 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
March 20, 2025, 4:11 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time. One of the most famous modern day examples of cousin-related inbreeding is the Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia. Siblings Ray, Betty, Larry and Lorene, as well as her son Timmy, are struggling with heartbreaking mental and physical conditions. The siblings are the descendants of two sets of first cousins who got married. DailyMail.com previously revealed the bloodline continued with a set of identical twin brothers whose children got married. John and Henry Whittaker were born in 1897. John went on...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time. One of the most famous modern day examples of cousin-related inbreeding is the Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia. Siblings Ray, Betty, Larry and Lorene, as well as her son Timmy, are struggling with heartbreaking mental and physical conditions. The siblings are the descendants of two sets of first cousins who got married. DailyMail.com previously revealed the bloodline continued with a set of identical twin brothers whose children got married. John and Henry Whittaker were born in 1897. John went on...more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The most powerful companies in the world are enabling the sexual abuse of a child to be livestreamed on the internet,' she said. On Thursday, Ms. Gardner and others protested at Apple’s store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, calling on the company to improve child safety" (para 36).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The most powerful companies in the world are enabling the sexual abuse of a child to be livestreamed on the internet,' she said. On Thursday, Ms. Gardner and others protested at Apple’s store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, calling on the company to improve child safety" (para 36).
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There, with the ease of a smartphone, parents and other adults can connect with pedophiles in the United States and elsewhere who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior" (para 6). "The apps had not been a focus of the agency’s work, the agent said, but the criminal activity mirrored that on dating websites he had investigated. There, men search for women, typically in Southeast Asia, who charge to sexually abuse children on camera... 'The number one customer base paying...more
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There, with the ease of a smartphone, parents and other adults can connect with pedophiles in the United States and elsewhere who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior" (para 6). "The apps had not been a focus of the agency’s work, the agent said, but the criminal activity mirrored that on dating websites he had investigated. There, men search for women, typically in Southeast Asia, who charge to sexually abuse children on camera... 'The number one customer base paying...more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In October, a woman in South Dakota, Krystal Kay Bulin, was sentenced to eight years in prison after she moderated a chat room during sexually explicit livestreams involving a 16-year-old girl. Ms. Bulin, the girl’s temporary guardian, facilitated the livestreams on an app called BuzzCast to help pay for a speeding ticket, according to court records. A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In October, a woman in South Dakota, Krystal Kay Bulin, was sentenced to eight years in prison after she moderated a chat room during sexually explicit livestreams involving a 16-year-old girl. Ms. Bulin, the girl’s temporary guardian, facilitated the livestreams on an app called BuzzCast to help pay for a speeding ticket, according to court records. A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the...more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the sexual violence" (para 28-29).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the sexual violence" (para 28-29).
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There, with the ease of a smartphone, parents and other adults can connect with pedophiles in the United States and elsewhere who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior" (para 6). "The apps had not been a focus of the agency’s work, the agent said, but the criminal activity mirrored that on dating websites he had investigated. There, men search for women, typically in Southeast Asia, who charge to sexually abuse children on camera... 'The number one customer base paying...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There, with the ease of a smartphone, parents and other adults can connect with pedophiles in the United States and elsewhere who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior" (para 6). "The apps had not been a focus of the agency’s work, the agent said, but the criminal activity mirrored that on dating websites he had investigated. There, men search for women, typically in Southeast Asia, who charge to sexually abuse children on camera... 'The number one customer base paying...more
March 17, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment" (Para 3). "The AP also scoured thousands of pages of court filings, police reports, audits and other documents that detailed graphic stories of systemic sexual violence and cover-ups from New York to Florida to California. Those cases prompted a bipartisan Senate investigation two years ago that found prisoners were sexually abused by wardens, guards, chaplains or other staff in at least two-thirds of all women's federal prisons over the past decade. But a backlog of thousands of cases has impeded the Bureau of Prison's ability to hold employees accountable, government investigators said"...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment" (Para 3). "The AP also scoured thousands of pages of court filings, police reports, audits and other documents that detailed graphic stories of systemic sexual violence and cover-ups from New York to Florida to California. Those cases prompted a bipartisan Senate investigation two years ago that found prisoners were sexually abused by wardens, guards, chaplains or other staff in at least two-thirds of all women's federal prisons over the past decade. But a backlog of thousands of cases has impeded the Bureau of Prison's ability to hold employees accountable, government investigators said"...more
March 17, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Guards are using prison work assignments at correctional facilities across the United States to lure and rape female inmates, a shocking investigation by the Associated Press has found.While female prisoners have long been victims of sexual violence, the number of reports against correctional staff has exploded across the country in recent years. Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment." (Para 1,2, 3). "In all 50 states, the AP found cases where staff allegedly used inmate work assignments to lure women to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. The prisoners said they were attacked while doing jobs like...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Guards are using prison work assignments at correctional facilities across the United States to lure and rape female inmates, a shocking investigation by the Associated Press has found.While female prisoners have long been victims of sexual violence, the number of reports against correctional staff has exploded across the country in recent years. Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment." (Para 1,2, 3). "In all 50 states, the AP found cases where staff allegedly used inmate work assignments to lure women to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. The prisoners said they were attacked while doing jobs like...more
March 17, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Officer Widen took a job in West Virginia after resigning from a women's prison in neighboring Ohio. According to an internal investigation submitted as part of civil court filings, he had delivered a ring from an inmate to a former prisoner. He told the AP there was no sexual contact and that he quit after upsetting prison officials by launching his own investigation into heroin smuggling at the facility, transporting the ring in exchange for information from the inmate. Youst said she had no concerns about Widen when she first arrived at the Huntington Work Release Center. In fact, she said he was a favorite among many of the men...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Officer Widen took a job in West Virginia after resigning from a women's prison in neighboring Ohio. According to an internal investigation submitted as part of civil court filings, he had delivered a ring from an inmate to a former prisoner. He told the AP there was no sexual contact and that he quit after upsetting prison officials by launching his own investigation into heroin smuggling at the facility, transporting the ring in exchange for information from the inmate. Youst said she had no concerns about Widen when she first arrived at the Huntington Work Release Center. In fact, she said he was a favorite among many of the men...more
March 17, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Women have been targeted from their days on slave plantations, when they were raped by their owners, to the decades-long period that followed emancipation and involved leasing convicts out to private companies. Widespread reports of abuse eventually led to the creation of reformatories, where women no longer were overseen by men.That began to change in the 1970s after anti-discrimination laws opened the door for cross-gender supervision, just as the number of women being locked up started to rise. Though they now represent only about 10 percent of the nation's overall prison population, female incarceration rates have jumped from about 26,000 in 1980 to nearly 200,000 today" (Para 53, 54). "Many...more
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Women have been targeted from their days on slave plantations, when they were raped by their owners, to the decades-long period that followed emancipation and involved leasing convicts out to private companies. Widespread reports of abuse eventually led to the creation of reformatories, where women no longer were overseen by men.That began to change in the 1970s after anti-discrimination laws opened the door for cross-gender supervision, just as the number of women being locked up started to rise. Though they now represent only about 10 percent of the nation's overall prison population, female incarceration rates have jumped from about 26,000 in 1980 to nearly 200,000 today" (Para 53, 54). "Many...more
March 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In recent years, cases like Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, have spotlighted the issue. The 20-year-old, based at Fort Hood in Texas, was bludgeoned to death, mutilated and buried in a shallow grave after reporting sexual harassment" (para 33).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In recent years, cases like Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, have spotlighted the issue. The 20-year-old, based at Fort Hood in Texas, was bludgeoned to death, mutilated and buried in a shallow grave after reporting sexual harassment" (para 33).
March 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education, and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow" (para 4-5). "Calling the increase 'extremely disappointing and upsetting,' defense officials said teams are visiting all three academies in the coming weeks to target improvements and changes to address the problem" (para 8). "But as yet, the changes have not appeared to make a dent in the problem, although officials argue that expanded assistance programs have encouraged more victims to report the crimes" (para 16). "Based on the surveys, students at the academies are...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education, and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow" (para 4-5). "Calling the increase 'extremely disappointing and upsetting,' defense officials said teams are visiting all three academies in the coming weeks to target improvements and changes to address the problem" (para 8). "But as yet, the changes have not appeared to make a dent in the problem, although officials argue that expanded assistance programs have encouraged more victims to report the crimes" (para 16). "Based on the surveys, students at the academies are...more
March 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5
"The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education, and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow. Calling the increase 'extremely disappointing and upsetting,' defense officials said teams are visiting all three academies in the coming weeks to target improvements and changes to address the problem" (para 4-6). "The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow. The increases have triggered outrage on Capitol...more
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5
"The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education, and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow. Calling the increase 'extremely disappointing and upsetting,' defense officials said teams are visiting all three academies in the coming weeks to target improvements and changes to address the problem" (para 4-6). "The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow. The increases have triggered outrage on Capitol...more
March 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"The Pentagon has released details of a sharp rise in the number of sexual assaults in top US military academies, with two thirds of female students describing harassment and a fifth complaining of unwanted sexual contact. The results of an anonymous survey covering the Army, Navy, and Air Force academies for the 2021-22 school year marked an 18 percent overall rise against the previous year and were the highest since the Pentagon started collecting data. The report echoes similar findings of widespread sexual assaults and harassment against women serving in the US military, and comes as the Army and other forces are struggling to attract new recruits as they ready...more
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"The Pentagon has released details of a sharp rise in the number of sexual assaults in top US military academies, with two thirds of female students describing harassment and a fifth complaining of unwanted sexual contact. The results of an anonymous survey covering the Army, Navy, and Air Force academies for the 2021-22 school year marked an 18 percent overall rise against the previous year and were the highest since the Pentagon started collecting data. The report echoes similar findings of widespread sexual assaults and harassment against women serving in the US military, and comes as the Army and other forces are struggling to attract new recruits as they ready...more
March 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1
Infographic 1, titled "Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at the Military Service Academies," states that the three academies enroll about 12,700 students: 9,200 men and 3,500 women (para 6).
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1
Infographic 1, titled "Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at the Military Service Academies," states that the three academies enroll about 12,700 students: 9,200 men and 3,500 women (para 6).
March 13, 2025, 8:56 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"In Georgia, as in Ukraine, commercial surrogacy programs cost around $40,000-$50,000, while in Mexico they are about $60,000-$70,000. That compares with an average of $120,000 and higher in the U.S" (para 17).
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"In Georgia, as in Ukraine, commercial surrogacy programs cost around $40,000-$50,000, while in Mexico they are about $60,000-$70,000. That compares with an average of $120,000 and higher in the U.S" (para 17).
March 13, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"The laws around surrogacy vary widely from country to country and state to state. In the U.S., for instance, the practice is permitted in some states but banned in others" (para 7).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"The laws around surrogacy vary widely from country to country and state to state. In the U.S., for instance, the practice is permitted in some states but banned in others" (para 7).
March 13, 2025, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"Until last year, Ukraine was the world’s second-largest surrogacy market behind the U.S., attracting foreign would-be parents with lower fees and a favorable regulatory framework" (para 13).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"Until last year, Ukraine was the world’s second-largest surrogacy market behind the U.S., attracting foreign would-be parents with lower fees and a favorable regulatory framework" (para 13).
March 11, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The report, issued by March of Dimes, an infant health non-profit, and published on Tuesday, found that 35.1% of US counties are what the group calls maternity care deserts, meaning there are no specialist medical services available to provide care" (par. 2).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The report, issued by March of Dimes, an infant health non-profit, and published on Tuesday, found that 35.1% of US counties are what the group calls maternity care deserts, meaning there are no specialist medical services available to provide care" (par. 2).
March 11, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"More than a third of US counties do not have a single medical birthing facility or the services of an obstetric clinician, causing health advocates to warn about the dangers of “maternity care deserts”, a new report says. The report, issued by March of Dimes, an infant health non-profit, and published on Tuesday, found that 35.1% of US counties are what the group calls maternity care deserts, meaning there are no specialist medical services available to provide care. These 1,104 counties are home to more than 2.3 million women of reproductive age, the report states, and in these counties in 2022, women gave birth to more than 150,000 babies. The...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"More than a third of US counties do not have a single medical birthing facility or the services of an obstetric clinician, causing health advocates to warn about the dangers of “maternity care deserts”, a new report says. The report, issued by March of Dimes, an infant health non-profit, and published on Tuesday, found that 35.1% of US counties are what the group calls maternity care deserts, meaning there are no specialist medical services available to provide care. These 1,104 counties are home to more than 2.3 million women of reproductive age, the report states, and in these counties in 2022, women gave birth to more than 150,000 babies. The...more