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A year ago, Grupo Folklórico Izcalli consisted of a few friends dancing in a park to lift the haze of new motherhood. After an impressive first season — including a halftime show at Arrowhead Stadium — they vow to keep doing it for fun, but also to keep getting bigger.
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After fleeing Afghanistan, several hundred refugees have ended up in mid-Missouri. Community groups there came together to gather donations for new and expectant Afghan moms, and hosted a baby shower and health clinic to help them transition to life in America.
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A proposed bipartisan bill would greatly increase the length of health care coverage for new mothers.
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Two legislators say allowing incarcerated women who give birth in prison to keep their babies with them can benefit both child and mother.
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Bias in healthcare is a contributing factor in Black maternal mortality numbers, say leaders of organizations trying to reduce those statistics.
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Black women die from pregnancy-related causes significantly more than other groups. Why? And what's being done about it?
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Studies show Black women are among the most well educated demographic, and they say they're speaking out, wearing natural hair and wanting the same as their white colleagues, paving the road for the next generation.
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Nothing against brunch, but what would Mother's Day look like if it paid tribute to the work of mothers in all its complexity, particularly over the past year?
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Nothing against brunch, but what would Mother's Day look like if it paid tribute to the work of mothers in all its complexity, particularly over the past year?
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Kansas City's health director breaks down the changes in COVID-19 protocols and two women's perspectives on the experience of Mother's Day.
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One woman celebrates her mother's life through recreating a recipe and another reveals why she and others choose to be childfree.
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Wilma Gibson is the matriarch of a big, affectionate family. But she lives alone and hasn't touched her daughter — or anyone else — in a year.