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  2. Caesarean delivery on maternal request - Wikipedia

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    It has been estimated that possibly 4-18% of all CSs are done on maternal request; however, estimates are difficult to come by. [1] The global nature of the CDMR phenomenon was underlined by a study that showed that in southeast China about 20% of women chose this mode of delivery. [5]

  3. Pregnancy Discrimination Act - Wikipedia

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    According to the testimony of one UPS employee, the only time a light-duty request seemed to become an issue occurred when the request was made by a pregnant employee. [8] The Court held that a pregnant employee can make a prima facie , meaning a plausible case of discrimination, by showing that "she belongs to the protected class, that she ...

  4. Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 (passed as part of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Pub. L. 104–204 (text)) is a piece of legislation relating to the coverage of maternity by health insurance plans in the United States.

  5. Birthing center - Wikipedia

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    Lehman is known for his work in founding a freestanding Amish birthing center. The Mount Eaton Care Center, Ohio's first such center, was established in 1984. In her book, Kaiser recounts the private nature of birthing among the Amish. She points out the practice of Amish women keeping labor a secret to all except their own husbands and midwife ...

  6. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    A maternity ward, also called maternity unit, labour ward or delivery ward, is generally a hospital department that provides health care to women and their children during childbirth. It is generally closely linked to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit and/or obstetric surgery unit if present.

  7. Blanche River Health Kirkland Lake site - Wikipedia

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    The Blanche River Health Kirkland Lake site is a public hospital that serves Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding area.Originally established in 1975 as the Kirkland and District Hospital, it adopted its current name after amalgamating with the Englehart and District Hospital to form the new Blanche River Health hospital corporation.

  8. Childbirth Connection - Wikipedia

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    The Maternity Center Association (MCA) was founded in 1918 in New York City. [1] That year, Frances Perkins became the group's executive secretary. [2] The organization grew out of an effort by the Women's City Club of New York City, an organization of 2000 influential women, to reduce the extreme maternal and infant mortality rates in New York City and the United States at that time. [3]

  9. Maternity Hospital - Wikipedia

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    A maternity hospital is a hospital for the care of newborns and of mothers giving birth.. Maternity Hospital as a name may mean: . Ripley Memorial Hospital (Minneapolis, Minnesota), a former hospital, named "Maternity Hospital" from 1886 founding to sometime in the 20th century