"FBS, which promotes an extreme version of free birth in which women abandon any form of prenatal care and give birth without doctors or midwives present, is estimated to have generated more than $13m in revenues since 2018. A recent Guardian investigation identified 48 cases of late-term stillbirths or neonatal deaths or other forms of serious harm involving mothers or birth attendants who appear to be linked to FBS."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/she-was-like-a-deer-in-headlights-how-unskilled-radical-birthkeepers-took-hold-in-canada

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"Around the same time, Caldwell learned she was pregnant and began plotting what she considered her hardest feat yet: qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, less than a year after having given birth and after having missed nearly all of her typical summer training. Learning from others’ examples was not easy."

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/think-olympian-hard-try-new-mother-rcna219233

#ReproHealth #pregnancy #WomensHealth #athletes #sports #olympics #labor

"FBS, which promotes an extreme version of free birth in which women abandon any form of prenatal care and give birth without doctors or midwives present, is estimated to have generated more than $13m in revenues since 2018. A recent Guardian investigation identified 48 cases of late-term stillbirths or neonatal deaths or other forms of serious harm involving mothers or birth attendants who appear to be linked to FBS."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/she-was-like-a-deer-in-headlights-how-unskilled-radical-birthkeepers-took-hold-in-canada

#healthcare #ReproHealth #pregnancy #midwifery

"Around the same time, Caldwell learned she was pregnant and began plotting what she considered her hardest feat yet: qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, less than a year after having given birth and after having missed nearly all of her typical summer training. Learning from others’ examples was not easy."

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/think-olympian-hard-try-new-mother-rcna219233

#ReproHealth #pregnancy #WomensHealth #athletes #sports #olympics #labor

"On 22 December, Bristol's Circuit Court will hear the clinic's case against an eviction notice served by their landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King in April 2024.

Lawyers for the clinic argue it has the right to renew its lease for a total of six more years. But if the judge rules in favour of the building's owners, the clinic will be forced to find a new home."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93nwrzgypqo

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #virginia

"On 22 December, Bristol's Circuit Court will hear the clinic's case against an eviction notice served by their landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King in April 2024.

Lawyers for the clinic argue it has the right to renew its lease for a total of six more years. But if the judge rules in favour of the building's owners, the clinic will be forced to find a new home."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93nwrzgypqo

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #virginia