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NPR's Backseat Book Club
Read 'Graveyard' With NPR's Backseat Book Club
October 21, 2011 Introducing a new NPR book club ... for kids! Our first book will be The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Young readers are invited to read the book and share their thoughts and questions with us. Just before Halloween, Gaiman will be on the program to answer questions from young listeners.
Science And Medicine
Group Prenatal Care: Strength In Numbers
July 13, 2011 In a growing trend called centering, a group of women meet for collective medical visits throughout their pregnancies, getting advice from professionals and each other on things like nutrition, postpartum depression and breast-feeding. The goal: putting health care in the patients' hands.
Science And Medicine
Why Black Women, Infants Lag In Birth Outcomes
July 8, 2011 Across the country, black women fare worse than white women in almost every aspect of reproductive health. And black infants are more than twice as likely as white infants to die before their first birthdays. States like Delaware are spending millions to improve those odds.