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What are maternity homes? Their legacy is checkered

There has been a nationwide expansion of maternity homes in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Medicaid rate debacle hurting staffers

Some health providers have raised wages but still struggled to draw workers and keep the ones they’ve got

Salon · Mar 26, 2023

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

CHARLESTON, S.C. — An old, brick house in Charleston’s Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentrified neighbors in several ways: It’s 14,000 square feet, built to accommodate around 30 people, and was constructed 90 years ago to provide shelter for pregnant girls.

Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022