In the Bay Area, a unique childbirth education program for and by Black people is improving birth outcomes and patient experiences. That’s why the agency that oversees Medi-Cal is looking into how it can bring this program to other public hospitals in California.

In the Bay Area, a unique childbirth education program for and by Black people is improving birth outcomes and patient experiences. That’s why the agency that oversees Medi-Cal is looking into how it can bring this program to other public hospitals in California.

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Childbirth Program Helps Improve Birth Outcomes For Black People

Control of the Strait of Hormuz continues to fuel tensions between the United States and Iran. Both countries have leveraged the waterway as a pressure tactic … disrupting the global energy market for weeks now. California is especially vulnerable, as KQED’s Sara Hossaini explains.

Control of the Strait of Hormuz continues to fuel tensions between the United States and Iran. Both countries have leveraged the waterway as a pressure tactic &hellip; disrupting the global energy market for weeks now. California is especially vulnerable, as KQED&rsquo;s Sara Hossaini explains.

As Some Oil Deliveries to US Stop Flowing, California Braces for an Energy Crisis

Starting tomorrow night and through the weekend, a key stretch of eastbound Interstate 80 connecting San Francisco to the Bay Bridge will be CLOSED for maintenance. Caltrans says drivers should avoid the area in the face of potentially significant delays. The reason why THIS freeway is designed like THIS has a long and contentious history. Here to explain is Jason Henderson … geography professor at San Francisco State University.

Starting tomorrow night and through the weekend, a key stretch of eastbound Interstate 80 connecting San Francisco to the Bay Bridge will be CLOSED for maintenance. Caltrans says drivers should avoid the area in the face of potentially significant delays. The reason why THIS freeway is designed like THIS has a long and contentious history. Here to explain is Jason Henderson &hellip; geography professor at San Francisco State University.

Is I-80 Actually the Central Freeway? Here's a Brief History Ahead of Major of April 17 Closure

KQED newscast for Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Childbirth Program Helps Improve Birth Outcomes For Black People

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