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The missing link in India’s maternal health story

The missing link in India’s maternal health story

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Saritha, 27, could not manage to exclusively breastfeed her sons — now aged four and eight — for the recommended first six months despite having normal institutional deliveries. She works as a domestic help in central Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar. Her husband drives for a ride-hailing platform and takes up odd jobs such as washing cars and serving at weddings to support the family.  “I returned to work within two months of my delivery and had no option but to introduce infant formula before my sons turned six months old. If I do not work, we cannot pay rent or meet our living expenses. Every new birth comes with additional costs. Besides, my in-laws live with us and are financially dependent on us,” she said.  Saritha is among a growing number of mothers in India unable to exclusively breastfeed (EBF) their infants for the recommended six months.  Lactation Management Units provide lactation support and donor human milk for premature and unwell newborns when the mother’s milk is unavailable. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Why EBF matters  …

Where is McCurtain Memorial Hospital? ‘Maternal Instinct’ fame Idabel clinic rebuffs interest with strong statement

Where is McCurtain Memorial Hospital? ‘Maternal Instinct’ fame Idabel clinic rebuffs interest with strong statement

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McCurtain Memorial Hospital, in Idabel, Oklahoma, took notice of the heightened interest towards the hospital, after the release of Netflix’s true-crime documentary, Maternal Instinct. Taylor Parker (Idabel Police Department) Maternal Instinct deals with the gruesome murder committed by Taylor Parker who was pulled over by a Texas state trooper and taken to McCurtain Memorial Hospital for driving erratically after committing the crime. Parker killed Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock to carry out a chilling fetal abduction in New Boston, Texas. She killed Simmons-Hancock, who was 36-week pregnant at the time, by striking her with a heavy object. She then tried to abduct the fetus by cutting it, but the child did not survive. She is now waiting her execution in Gainesville, Texas. Why has the hospital gained traction? The places depicted in the documentary, where Taylor Parker’s case took place, have become of interest to viewers as they revisit the case from 2020. However, McCurtain Memorial Hospital has rebuffed the attention it is receiving due to ‘Maternal Instructs.’ Also read: Who are the women on death row …

Why did Maternal Instinct’s director refuse to interview Taylor Parker? ‘Felt disrespectful’

Why did Maternal Instinct’s director refuse to interview Taylor Parker? ‘Felt disrespectful’

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Jessica Dimmock, the director of Netflix’s hit documentary Maternal Instinct, recently revealed why the production chose not to interview Taylor Parker, the woman convicted of murdering pregnant Reagan Simmons Hancock in 2020. Maternal Instinct director Jessica Dimmock explained why Taylor Parker was not interviewed for the Netflix documentary. (X/@KUDALINGAM49671) “We decided not to interview Taylor,” Dimmock told Oxygen in an interview published on June 18. “Obviously, Reagan and her family are the most severe and the biggest victims in this, but [there are] other people that she deceived, other people that she hurt along the way, coworkers, former friends.” She added, “It just felt like it really needed to be told from their perspective.” Instead, the documentary used stitched-together pieces of Parker’s life, including text messages and videos, along with interviews with Hancock’s family members and Parker’s ex-boyfriend Wade Griffin, to tell her story without giving her control over how her victims were portrayed. Dimmock explained her reasoning further, saying, “It felt like, you know, I think as a director, ‘What is she going to …

Who are the women on death row in US? All on Taylor Parker, Christa Pike & more as Maternal Instinct streams on Netflix

Who are the women on death row in US? All on Taylor Parker, Christa Pike & more as Maternal Instinct streams on Netflix

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Netflix’s Maternal Instinct has brought the spotlight back to one of the most harrowing murder cases in recent Texas history. Directed by Jessica Dimmock, the documentary investigates a harrowing 2020 fetal abduction case, which saw Taylor Rene Parker murder her friend, 21-year-old Reagan Simmons-Hancock. (L-R) Taylor Parker and Sammantha Allen are currently on death row in the US (Idabel Police Department, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department) A Bowie County jury in November 2022 sentenced Parker to death. She is one of the few women on Texas Death Row. That sentence was recently upheld in November 2025. There are around 47 women on death row in the United States, according to the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide. California reportedly has the largest share. “As of October 7, 2025, the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide reports there are 47 women on death rows across the United States,” according to the Death Penalty Information Center. You can check out the full list here: Death Penalty Information Center. 10 women on death row Here’s a list …

Palghar administration launches healthcare initiatives to reduce maternal and infant mortality

Palghar administration launches healthcare initiatives to reduce maternal and infant mortality

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The administration in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has launched a series of initiatives, including real-time monitoring of 108 and 102 ambulance services, to strengthen healthcare delivery and reduce maternal and infant mortality, according to an official release issued on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. Maternal and Child Control Room system introduced To address geographical challenges in remote areas such as Jawhar, Mokhada, and Talasari, the administration has deployed a multi-tier Maternal and Child Control Room system. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Where is Taylor Parker now? Latest update on death row inmate featured in Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instinct’

Where is Taylor Parker now? Latest update on death row inmate featured in Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instinct’

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Interest in Taylor Parker’s case has surged following the release of Netflix’s Maternal Instinct, which revisits the killing of Reagan Hancock and the abduction of Hancock’s unborn child in Texas. As viewers revisit the case, many are wondering where Parker is now and whether an execution date has been set. A jury convicted Parker of capital murder and sentenced her to death following a 25-day trial. (Idabel Police Department) Parker is currently incarcerated at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records. She remains on Texas’ death row after being convicted of capital murder in connection with Hancock’s death. Has Taylor Parker’s execution date been set? No. Although Parker was sentenced to death, an execution date has not been scheduled. A jury convicted Parker of capital murder and sentenced her to death following a 25-day trial. According to KTAL, Parker’s legal team petitioned the US Supreme Court in May 2026 to review her case, but the court declined to hear the appeal. Parker continues to challenge her …

Homer Hancock: All on Reagan Simmons’ husband as Taylor Parker case returns to spotlight in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct

Homer Hancock: All on Reagan Simmons’ husband as Taylor Parker case returns to spotlight in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct

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When Taylor Parker murdered Reagan Simmons-Hancock in October 2020, she left behind a widower, a three-year-old girl, and a family shattered overnight. AsNetflix releases Maternal Instinct on June 12, 2026, attention is turning to the man Reagan left behind, her husband, Homer Hancock. Taylor Parker murdered pregnant Reagan Simmons-Hancock in October 2020, leaving behind husband Homer Hancock and daughter Kynlee. (Facebook/Reagan Hancock) In 2020, the 21-year-old Reagan Hancock was living in New Boston, Texas, with her husband Homer and their three-year-old daughter Kynlee. She was eight months pregnant with their second child. On the morning of October 9, 2020, Homer was at work when a neighbor sent him a troubling message. The neighbor had found the Hancock family dog wandering alone down the street and noticed the garage door was wide open. When the neighbor knocked on the front door, there was no answer. Reagan was later found dead inside. Homer testified against Taylor Parker at trial Homer Hancock testified at Parker’s trial that Parker and his wife were “somewhat friends,” and that Parker had …

Why Taylor Parker murdered a woman she once called her friend? Chilling details in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct

Why Taylor Parker murdered a woman she once called her friend? Chilling details in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct

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As Netflix prepares to release Maternal Instinct on June 12, 2026, one question sits at the heart of the documentary. Why did Taylor Parker murder a woman she once called her friend? The answer begins years before the killing, with a secret Parker kept from everyone close to her. Reagan Simmons-Hancock was 21 years old when she was murdered in her own home in New Boston, Texas, in October 2020, which is explored in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct. (X/@KUDALINGAM49671) A hysterectomy she never told anyone about Parker became a mother at 17. She had a second child during her first marriage. Following complications from an ectopic pregnancy after a failed tubal ligation, she underwent a hysterectomy, leaving her unable to have more children. Parker created elaborate stories and false identities to convince her boyfriend, Wade Griffin, that she was pregnant. She wore a fake pregnancy belly, held a gender reveal party, and bought sonogram pictures off the internet as part of her scheme. Prosecutors said Parker’s scheme was months in the making, driven by her desperation …

Who was Taylor Parker’s boyfriend and where is he now? All on Wade Griffin amid Netflix’s Maternal Instinct release

Who was Taylor Parker’s boyfriend and where is he now? All on Wade Griffin amid Netflix’s Maternal Instinct release

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When Taylor Parker spent ten months faking a pregnancy, she did it for one man. That man was her boyfriend, Wade Griffin, a local hog trapper from Texas. As the Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct is set to release on June 12, 2026, Griffin is one of the key figures revisiting the case on camera. Taylor Parker faked a pregnancy for her boyfriend Wade Griffin. Screengrab from Maternal Instinct trailer. (YouTube/Netflix) The documentary follows the story of Taylor Parker, a young woman claiming to come from a wealthy family. She fell for Griffin, a local hog trapper in a small east Texas town. Within months, she was pregnant, proudly showing off her baby bump all over social media. A relationship built entirely on deception Wade Griffin described his relationship with Taylor Parker as an “emotional rollercoaster”. He told the court that Parker had indicated she was pregnant early in their relationship, but that it ended in a miscarriage. In January 2020, she told him she was pregnant again. Griffin testified that he was not entirely convinced. …

Reagan Simmons-Hancock: All about Taylor Parker’s victim amid Netflix’s Maternal Instinct release

Reagan Simmons-Hancock: All about Taylor Parker’s victim amid Netflix’s Maternal Instinct release

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Netflix is going to release a new true crime documentary Maternal Instinct on June 12, 2026. It has turned attention not only to convicted killer Taylor Parker but to the young woman whose life was taken. Reagan Simmons-Hancock was 21 years old when she was murdered in her own home in New Boston, Texas, in October 2020. Reagan Simmons-Hancock was 21 years old when she was murdered in her own home in New Boston, Texas, in October 2020, which is explored in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct. (X/@KUDALINGAM49671) Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock was born on November 14, 1998. She grew up in New Boston, a small town in east Texas. She was 35 weeks pregnant at the time of her death on October 9, 2020. A young mother who was killed by her friend Reagan married her husband Homer Hancock, and the couple already had a three-year-old daughter. They were expecting their second child, a girl they had named Braxlynn Sage. Reagan had met Taylor Parker online and the two had become real-life friends. Parker photographed Reagan’s engagement …