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The richest Black mothers and their babies are twice as likely to die as the richest white mothers and their babies. Yet there is one group that doesn’t gain the same protection from being rich, the study finds: Black mothers and babies. The researchers found that maternal mortality rates were just as high among the highest-income Black women as among low-income white women. The richest Black women have infant mortality rates at about the same level as the poorest white women. Generally, rates for Hispanic mothers and Asian mothers track more closely with those of white mothers than Black mothers.

“We were using Facebook Messenger to communicate with her parents and coached them through the delivery, so I watched her being delivered on my cellphone," Blackburn told NBC News. Davon Thomas with his wife, Erica Thomas, and their newborn, Devynn Brielle Thomas. Erica and Davon Thomas were trapped in their house by snow when Erica suddenly went into labor, Blackburn said. She had also instructed him to help his wife take a hot shower to ease her pain and help her move around “to get the gravity going,” Blackburn said. Moments later, Erica squatted down and when the baby came out, Davon Thomas was there to receive his daughter with towels in his arms.

☆ Chris Hemsworth receives ‘strong indication’ of a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease while filming new show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Chris Hemsworth embarked on a personal and physically demanding journey for his new series “Limitless” that ultimately led to a sobering discovery. Most of us, we like to avoid speaking about death in the hope that we’ll somehow avoid it,” he told Vanity Fair. “I think that’s my favorite episode. “Doing an episode on death and facing your own mortality made me go, ‘Oh God, I’m not ready to go yet,’” he later added. “I want to sit and be in this space with a greater sense of stillness and gratitude.

☆ One of Wall Street's most exclusive clubs is about to add a few more members
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's the most wonderful time of the year... for a select few at Goldman SachsIt's one of the most exclusive clubs on Wall Street, and it's ready to open its doors to an esteemed few. Goldman Sachs is preparing to announce its newest crop of partners in what is the closest thing Wall Street has to a coronation. But, as crazy as this might sound about a bunch of people on Wall Street, it's more than just another zero at the end of your paycheck. Under Solomon, the partnership class has been 69 (in 2018) and 60 (in 2020), down a reasonable amount from the class prior to when Solomon took over (84 in 2016). Here's some advice on how to manage work-life balance on Wall Street from a former rising star at Bank of America.

☆ 5 lessons for success and happiness on Wall Street — from a Bank of America rising star turned doula and Reiki master
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Laura Hayward started her Wall Street career at Morgan Stanley during the financial crisis. Hayward, who rose ranks at Bank of America, shares what she learned to be both successful and happy on Wall Street. "I'd always been a finance person at work and a spiritual person and hippie outside of work," Hayward told Insider. After seven years at BofA, and more than a decade on Wall Street, she left this summer. Wall Street work life is stereotypically perceived as draconian — leaving little room for individuality.

☆ Maven Clinic, women and family-focused health startup, is booming in the post-Roe v. Wade world
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Barbara Collins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Maven Clinic, a virtual women and family clinic, is allowing companies to offer their employees an extensive online network of fertility, pregnancy, adoption, parenting and pediatrics services. Ryder's goal for Maven is to put women first when it comes to their health care, filling any gaps they may experience. Maven Clinic was ranked No. Ryder said Maven Clinic was anticipating the overturning of Roe v. Wade after SB-8 in Texas in 2021, which banned virtually all abortions and health care relating to abortions after six weeks. "All the major medical associations have come out … saying this is a health access issue, a health-care issue," Ryder said.

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