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A Labor Day to Remember! Women’s Leader Applauds President Obama for Issuing Executive Order on Paid Sick Time, Calling for a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Such as the FAMILY Act

“Today, President Obama took concrete and very welcome steps to make our nation more family friendly. We applaud his executive order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to allow all employees who work on federal contracts to earn paid sick time, and...

Proposed Anti-Discrimination Regulations Implementing Section 1557 of the ACA are a ‘Historic Step Forward in Helping to Stop Discrimination in Health Care and Improve Women’s Health’

“From pricing to access to research, discrimination in health care has been a problem in this country for generations. Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marks the first time in our country’s history that federal law has provided comprehensive...

‘It’s About Time’ New Overtime Rule Would Mean Greater Economic Security for Millions of Women, Workers and Families

Praising the Obama administration for its proposed rule, which would provide or strengthen overtime protections for nearly 13.5 million salaried workers in this country, the majority of whom are women, the National Partnership for Women & Families today filed...

Red River Women’s Clinic “Gets it Done”: The New FDA Medication Abortion Label Helps North Dakota Women

In the fall of 2007, Jackie* called to schedule an abortion appointment. She said she had heard of a way to have an abortion with medicine and asked if we offered that at our clinic. I informed her that we did have the medicine and had all of our protocols written up...

Good News for Women and Babies: New Toolkit Aims to Help Providers and Hospitals Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Number of Unnecessary Cesareans

On the heels of last month’s Cesarean Awareness Month, there has been robust public discussion about how to reduce the high cesarean birth rate in the United States. The National Partnership for Women & Families’ Childbirth Connection program is pleased to...

Keeping the Momentum Going as Cesarean Awareness Month 2016 Comes to an End

Cesarean Awareness Month has been an important opportunity to raise awareness about the high cesarean section rate in the United States and what can be done to reduce unnecessary cesareans, including strong partnerships among the nation's leading maternity care...

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A Labor Day to Remember! Women’s Leader Applauds President Obama for Issuing Executive Order on Paid Sick Time, Calling for a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Such as the FAMILY Act

Proposed Anti-Discrimination Regulations Implementing Section 1557 of the ACA are a ‘Historic Step Forward in Helping to Stop Discrimination in Health Care and Improve Women’s Health’

‘It’s About Time’ New Overtime Rule Would Mean Greater Economic Security for Millions of Women, Workers and Families

Red River Women’s Clinic “Gets it Done”: The New FDA Medication Abortion Label Helps North Dakota Women

Good News for Women and Babies: New Toolkit Aims to Help Providers and Hospitals Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Number of Unnecessary Cesareans

Keeping the Momentum Going as Cesarean Awareness Month 2016 Comes to an End

Immigrant Moms and Babies Are Being Denied Health Care

Higher Temperatures Hurt Moms and Babies

Paid Leave Is Essential for Healthy Moms and Babies