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Black Maternal Health Week 2026: What the Data Says and Why Integrated Care Matters
Black Maternal Health Week, April 11 through 17, spotlights a crisis that persists even in states like Connecticut. Black women face maternal mortality rates more than three times higher than white women, disparities that hold even when controlling for income and education. The data points to one cause: systemic racism in healthcare. TMW Health & Wellness was built to respond with coordinated, trauma-informed, whole-person care. Black women deserve a team that truly listens.
Jeff Shivanna
Apr 144 min read
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Endometriosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Care for Connecticut Women
Painful periods are common. Debilitating ones are not. Endometriosis affects more than 190 million women worldwide, yet most wait nearly a decade for a diagnosis. Learn the signs, understand your options, and find out how TMW Health can help.
TMW Health
Mar 173 min read
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5 Historical Women in Medicine with Connecticut Ties
This Women's History Month, we're honoring five Connecticut women healthcare pioneers who broke barriers in medicine and public health. Meet Joyce Yerwood, the first Black female doctor in Fairfield County; Annie Keeler Bailey, Danbury's first trained woman physician; Ann Petry, the first Black woman to graduate from the Connecticut College of Pharmacy; Emily Dunning Barringer, New York City's first female ambulance surgeon; and Hilda Crosby Standish, a champion of reproducti
TMW Health
Mar 44 min read
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