By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series that looks at issues with child care in Iowa, which experts believe to be a big factor affecting local and national economies. Part one Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor The idea to convert some in-person maternal and fetal medicine clinics to telehealth visits had been percolating for a while. But it was ultimately a blizzard in February that prompted the team at MercyOne Read more…
By Sarah Bogaards, Business Record staff writer Editor’s note: This is a three-part series that focuses on the closure of birthing units in Iowa, the factors driving the trend and how it is changing maternal health care in Iowa. Part Read more…
Regional models for maternal health care can be successful, but Iowa doctors say an intentional effort is needed to reach the entire state By Sarah Bogaards, Business Record staff writer Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series Read more…
By Harwant Khush, research consultant, Tero International “It’s a case of men going, ‘Wow, it can’t get any worse. Quick, let’s put a woman in charge!’” – British comedian Sandi Toksvig The pathways for women’s empowerment, professional success and leadership Read more…
Two communities share the experience of closing their units and how they adapted By Sarah Bogaards, Business Record staff writer Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series focusing on the closure of birthing units in Iowa, the Read more…
Article and photos by Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s disparate effect on women’s employment, Dress for Success Des Moines never stopped living out its mission to empower women to achieve economic independence by supplying them with clothing Read more…
Communities, hospitals and doctors seek solutions amid Iowa’s changing maternal health and economic landscapes that drove the loss of 40 birthing units since 2000. By Sarah Bogaards, staff writer Editor’s note: This is the first story in a three-part series Read more…
KNOW YOUR WORTH: FEARLESS STORIES AT WORK, BY Reyma McCoy McDeid couldn’t hide anymore. It was 2014, and McCoy McDeid, then working at a Des Moines organization that helps individuals with intellectual disabilities, had to disclose one of her deepest Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Call it what you want – a “labor shortage” or a “reassessment of work in America” – but companies are finding that in order to attract and retain current employees throughout the Great Resignation, they’re Read more…