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...country on health care, yet American women are at greater risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes than in 40 other countries," says Nan Strauss, the report's co-author, who spent two years investigating the issue of maternal mortality worldwide. "We thought that was scandalous." (See the most common hospital mishaps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Many Women Dying in U.S. While Having Babies | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...Amnesty report comes on the heels of an investigation in California that found that maternal deaths have tripled there in recent years, as well as a maternal-mortality alert issued in January by the Joint Commission, a group that accredits hospitals and other medical organizations, which noted that common preventable errors included failure to control blood pressure in hypertensive women and failure to pay attention to vital signs after C-sections. And just this week, a panel of medical experts at a conference held by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommended that physicians' organizations revisit policies that prevent women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Many Women Dying in U.S. While Having Babies | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...HGWISE likes to give us the opportunity to meet other people who are in similar situations to us,” said Primrose J. Boynton. The scientists seemed to enjoy the chance to discuss their common experiences and interests, from fungi to telescopes to the gender question...

Author: By Alexander J.B. Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Syrup To Sisterhood | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...host of other decisions needed to guide a warship are repeated back and forth among those on the bridge to reduce the chance of error. There's remarkably little conversation on the bridge at most times; swearing is extremely rare. (Belowdecks, among enlisted personnel, it is more common.) But according to 29 of 36 members of the cruiser's crew questioned by Navy investigators - whose names were redacted from the report and who therefore could not be contacted by TIME - Graf repeatedly dropped F bombs on them. "Take your goddam attitude and shove it up your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexism and the Navy's Female Captain Bligh | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...part because Hong Kongers seem to have faith in a gradualist approach. Although support for democracy hovers around 70%, almost half the elected officials are from pro-Beijing parties that advocate cooperation and incrementalism. Some Hong Kongers even question whether the special administrative region is ready for democracy. A common refrain: If "Long Hair," a Trotskyite pro-democracy legislator known for his long hair and Che T-shirts, can become the second most popular politician in the city, the people aren't ready to pick their own Chief Executive. For some, the skepticism runs deeper. As Tam Yiu-Chung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Hong Kong Getting Any Closer to Real Democracy? | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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