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Article: Effective, respectful care for all pregnant women: on our way, but not yet there.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Activist
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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Improving health care for pregnant women has been one of NWHN's goals since the very beginning. We've made a lot of headway since 1975, when pregnant women were still subject to untested drugs, unsafe advice, and inhumane hospital routines. But we're still far from where we'd like to be: with a health care system that welcomes all women; treats them respectfully; offers them information; and provides support and care that's been proven to be safe and effective.
One reason why all pregnant women don't get the best possible care is that the health care system has too many incentives for physicians and hospitals to provide services that have been proven to be ...