Children – People's World

Texas’ ‘maternity deserts’ grow as staff shortages close rural delivery units

January 25, 2022 By Eleanor Klibanoff

Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely.

‘Down to my last diaper’: Parenting in poverty

January 5, 2022 By Jenny Gold

Diapers, food, or rent? That’s the choice many parents face every month.

Joe Manchin: The Grinch Who Stole Child Tax Credits

December 22, 2021 By Greg Kearney

Manchin killed child tax credit payments and offers only coal to the children of the nation this Christmas.

West Virginia mom asks Joe Manchin: Which side are you on?

December 16, 2021 By Kristen Olsen

A multi-millionaire politician funded by corporate coal interests has the power to push families with children off the economic cliff at the end of this month.

Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes

November 10, 2021 By Mary Clare Jalonick And Lisa Mascaro

“There’s a lot of rhetoric about families and all, but it’s B.S.,” Hawaii’s Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “So now, we’re finally at a precipice where we can provide this kind of support.”