Enlarge 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…
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The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier
by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey March 28, 2023Enlarge this image Kennise Nevers holds her son, AJ, in her arms at home. Nevers’ mother, Nancy Josey, looks on. Jesse Costa/WBUR…
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In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?
by Elena Rivera March 5, 2023Enlarge this image When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in…