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What the Texas disaster teaches us about protecting vulnerable residents everywhere
“There’s so many aspects of services that failed people that shouldn’t have,” said Marselles Coe... more »
posted 03/16/21
How limited access to health care hurts mothers and babies in South Texas
In Texas, a mother’s chance of delivering her child by cesarean section and a baby’s chance of... more »
posted 10/28/19
Hurricane revealed gulf between Texans who can afford to rebuild — and everyone else
Over the course of a single night, four generations of Sabine Wiegand’s family were suddenly left... more »
posted 08/08/18

Marina Riker's Work
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Lesson: Online platforms offer scores of stories about poor maternity care
A reporter explains how she found women willing to speak out about substandard maternity care in south Texas by posting messages on Facebook.
Project: 'Our women are dying': Texas lawmakers urged to extend Medicaid to a year after birth for new mothers
A key group of Texas representatives considered a proposal Tuesday that would lengthen health insurance coverage for low-income mothers.
Project: Texas lawmakers aim to make maternal health a priority this year
Shawn Thierry can’t recall the moment she gave birth, but she does remember how she almost died.