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  2. Alternative facts - Wikipedia

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    Spicer at the press briefing "Alternative facts" was a phrase used by U.S. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway during a Meet the Press interview on January 22, 2017, in which she defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about the attendance numbers of Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States.

  3. Alternative dispute resolution - Wikipedia

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    Alternative" dispute resolution is usually considered to be alternative to litigation. For example, corporate dispute resolution can involve a customer service department handling disputes about its own products; addressing concerns between consumers and independent, third-party sellers; and participating in a reputation-based enforcement ...

  4. Kangaroo care - Wikipedia

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    Kangaroo care "is an effective and safe alternative to conventional neonatal care for LBW infants, mainly in resource-limited countries". [15] KMC reduces mortality, and also morbidity in resource limited settings, though further studies are needed.

  5. Doula - Wikipedia

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    A doula (/ ˈ d uː l ə /; from Ancient Greek δούλα 'female slave'; Greek pronunciation:) is a non-medical professional who provides guidance for the service of others and who supports another person (the doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, as well as non-reproductive experiences such as dying.

  6. Orphanage - Wikipedia

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    Plaque where once stood the ruota ("the wheel"), the place to abandon children at the side of the Chiesa della Pietà, the church of an orphanage in Venice.The plaque cites on a Papal bull by Paul III dated 12 November 1548, threatens "excommunication and maledictions" for all those who – having the means to rear a child – choose to abandon him/her instead.

  7. Foster care - Wikipedia

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    Children of the United Kingdom's Child Migration Programme – many of whom were placed in foster care in Australia. Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, juvenile center etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent", or with a family member approved by the ...

  8. Alternative school - Wikipedia

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    An alternative school is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional. [1] [2] Such schools offer a wide range of philosophies and teaching methods; some have strong political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, while others are more ad hoc assemblies of teachers and students dissatisfied with some aspect of mainstream or traditional education.

  9. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Primary care doctors are often the point of entry for most patients needing care, but in the fragmented healthcare system of the US, many patients and their providers experience problems with care coordination. For example, a Harris Interactive survey of California physicians found that: