Enlarge this image The new analysis of death certificates says the U.S. maternal mortality rate is in line with other wealthy countries,…
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Enlarge this image Most Americans also say women should be allowed to travel for medical care – including an abortion, a new…
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‘Bun in the oven’ is an ancient pregnancy metaphor. This historian says it has to go
by Selena Simmons-Duffin October 31, 2023Enlarge this image The “bun in the oven” idea goes all the way back 2,000+ years to Ancient Greece, along with some…
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Enlarge this image Maternal death rates have been consistently highest among Black women. But they are also rising among other racial groups.…
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In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths
by Selena Simmons-Duffin July 4, 2023Enlarge this image Samantha Casiano, 29, cries at the gravesite of her daughter, Halo Hope Villasana, alongside daughter Camila, 2, and Louie,…
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‘I’ll lose my family.’ A husband’s dread during an abortion ordeal in Oklahoma
by Selena Simmons-Duffin May 1, 2023Enlarge this image Dustin and Jaci Statton in an engagement photo from 2021. Jaci found out she had a partial molar pregnancy…
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Enlarge this image A COVID infection during pregnancy could raise baby boys’ risk of some neurodevelopmental delays, study finds. JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra…
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A Good Friday funeral in Texas. Baby Halo’s parents had few choices in post-Roe Texas
by Selena Simmons-Duffin April 6, 2023Enlarge this image Samantha Casiano and Luis Villasana and had a baby last week who died shortly after birth. The fatal condition…