Eryn Brown

Preocupa falta de control sobre la donación de leche materna

KFF Health News Original

Un número cada vez mayor de mujeres que producen más leche materna de la que necesitan la donan, o venden. Es una bendición para los bebés y madres que no pueden producir suficiente leche, pero también plantea cuestiones éticas y de salud pública controversiales.

Going For $1 An Ounce: The Burgeoning Trade In Mothers’ Milk

KFF Health News Original

As a fountain of nonprofit milk banks emerge, one woman’s abundant supply can fill another’s yawning demand. But critics fear that poor women will sell start selling their milk for survival, depriving their own babies of vital nutrients.

Licensing Logjam For California Nurses

KFF Health News Original

A big backlog of applications at the state’s licensing board is holding up hiring by hospitals and making it difficult for recent nurse graduates — and experienced nurses from out of state — to work.