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July 2025
Volume 11 | Issue No. 98
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DOULAS SEEN AS KEY TO IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH IN KANSAS CITY
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PARTNERS WITH ALTRUISM, INC. TO ADDRESS PREGNANCY-
RELATED HYPERTENSION IN RURAL MISSOURI
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Hafsa Tahir
Multimedia Graphic
Designer
Shariah Edwards
Doula Admin
Chrissey Breault
Staff Writer
Ruth McCleery
Doula/CHW
Heidi Koger
Proofreader, Writer
Marjorie Langas
Multimedia Designer
Tonia Wright
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief
MISSOURI'S ONGOING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIVIDE LINGERS WHILE LIVES HANG IN THE BALANCE
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LOOKING BEYOND THE BINARY: ADDRESSING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR BIRTHING
LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS
CHCS: 60 YEARS STRONG BECAUSE RESILIENCE WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN
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Chelsea Huffman
Community Health
Liaison