From the Charleston Gazette: “A Kanawha County judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed in 2013 by a woman who claimed her abortion was botched at a clinic on Charleston’s West Side. Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit entered an order Monday dismissing the lawsuit filed by the Family Policy Council of West Virginia on behalf of Itai Gravely. The judge … Read More
WCHS-TV: Protecting Drug Exposed Babies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a special report on mothers exposing their unborn children to harmful drugs, Eyewitness News takes a look at what is becoming an epidemic in our state. West Virginia ranks at the top when it comes to drug exposed babies. The exact numbers are difficult to pinpoint, but a study four years ago estimated 20 percent of … Read More
W.Va. urges safe sleep habits for babies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is placing a special emphasis on keeping babies safe while sleeping. Tomblin and first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin have proclaimed September as “Infant Safe Sleep Month” as part of a statewide educational campaign. Read the full story »
GVMC Drug-Free Mother Baby program showing results
More than 75 mothers have received support to combat their drug addiction during their pregnancy in the first year for the Drug-Free Mother Baby Greenbrier Valley program at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC). The three-year program and the program case manager are made possible through grants from the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership, the Claude Benedum Worthington Foundation and the West … Read More