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On this episode we talk with Nicolle Gonzales, She is a nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation and has dedicated her life to addressing Native American maternal health disparities around access to care while reclaiming indigenous birthing practices and supporting the return of indigenous midwives to communities.
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The White House along with state politicians announced Thursday that New Mexico, along with Minnesota, Maine and Washington DC, would extend post-birth Medicaid coverage from two months to one year after birth.
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New Mexico has a long history of health disparities, particularly in rural areas and among communities of color. Doulas have helped fill those gaps by providing physical and emotional support during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. But with New Mexico hospitals declaring crisis standards of care due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, giving birth has gotten more complicated. That’s according to Melissa Lopez, executive director of the Doula Association of Las Cruces.
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Let's Talk New Mexico 3/26, 8a: Life's normal pace seems to be grinding to a halt for many New Mexicans, but some things never change. Babies are born,…
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New Mexico’s infant mortality rate fell 22 percent between 2012 and 2013, from 6.9 infant deaths per 1000 births to 5.4 in 2013, according to the state…