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Photographer documents war atrocities in Ukraine; U.S. faces maternity care deserts

10.12.2022 - By WBURPlay

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A new study out of Northwestern University anticipates that rain storms in the eastern part of the country will grow more intense and drop more precipitation as the climate continues to change. Ryan Harp, co-author of the study, joins us. Then, photographer Mark Neville began documenting the atrocities of war in Ukraine in 2015 after the Russian annexation of Crimea. Now, Neville continues to take photos while providing humanitarian aid to those affected by the war. He joins us. And, millions of pregnant people in the U.S. live in maternity care deserts, meaning they do not have access to healthcare that would help them safely deliver their babies. Theresa Gaffney, a multimedia producer at STAT, the health and medicine publication, joins us.

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