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Tina Smith: “The old way of thinking about this is to separate moms from their babies. Oftentimes, that is exactly the wrong thing to…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2018
The old way of thinking about this is to separate moms from their babies. Oftentimes, that is exactly the wrong thing to do if you want everyone to recover.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Emphasizes the importance of keeping mothers and infants together for recovery.

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