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Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Vital signs: Checking in on DC’s maternal health care crisis

Candace Y.A. Montague Jan 10, 2020

Nandi Barton faced many closed doors during and after her pregnancy. Her experience was stressful from beginning to end. “I was alone and depressed," she siad. During her pregnancy, Nandi gained over 100 pounds, which led to breathing…

WAMU: ‘Save Black Women’: New Committee Will Address Maternal Deaths In D.C.

Editor Apr 12, 2019

It’s been 10 weeks since the birth of her third child, and Mercedez Milling-Robinson boasts an undeniable glow. Her freckled face, bright smile and bountiful afro show no hints of sadness or fear. On this go-round, Milling-Robinson’s…

City Paper: D.C. Finally Establishes a Committee to Address Maternal Deaths

Editor Mar 13, 2019

But the committee's lived-experience role remains unfilled.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: A 15-year-old gave birth in D.C., then was taken off life support. Her…

Editor Feb 2, 2019

When a 15-year-old girl born with HIV became pregnant, she decided to tell no one.

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District Links: House Oversight Committee demands records from MPD investigation on crime data; Lewis George, McDuffie…

Apr 30, 2026 2

The GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding all records from the Metropolitan Police Department's internal investigation into claims of manipulated crime data. …

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 19

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

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